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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! This week on the National Archives Education page, we’re featuring teachers at work.

This class photo of a teacher posed with her students in front of their sod schoolhouse in Woods County, in the Oklahoma Territory, was taken about 1895. 

(Image: Teacher and children in front of sod schoolhouse. Woods Co., Okla. Terr., ca. 1895. From the Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. National Archives Identifier: 516448. http://docsteach.org/documents/516448/detail) — at Woods County, Oklahoma.

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Ever wonder what your kids’ teachers really think of you? We partnered with the NEA and polled 500 teachers and you won’t believe what they had to say!

Infographic: Extending the Reach of Excellent Teachers

This is a cool infographic about how to maximize our education system through our best asset: excellent teachers. 

New York Yankee Mark Teixeira talks about his favorite teacher. 

Join Parenting and the National Education Association in honoring teachers for their unwavering passion, dedication and commitment to educating America’s future. Watch these online tributes to teachers, and then upload your own.