One of my good friends is starting her first teaching job on Monday. She's teaching senior english--British literature and is going to be in a "rough" school (for lack of a better term)--I keep telling her it'll be just like Freedom Writers! So naturally, she is a ball of nerves right now but I know she is going to make an AMAZING teacher.
Anyway, I really want to make her a gift that is encouraging. Something she can keep in her classroom and get a little bit of encouragement if she ever has a tough day as the school year progresses. I have a few ideas but wanted to see if anyone else had any suggestions that would be good for a teacher specifically. I'm thinking of doing a collage of pictures and patterns with a quote about teaching, (or something else applicable) or doing a painting also using a quote of some kind...
Does anyone have any other ideas than just wall-hanging pieces? Remember I really want to be encouraging! I'm pretty creative and handy so any technique I could probably do, (except for knitting or crochet...I don't know how to do that stuff)
Thanks in advance!!