Teachers are the REAL heroes. We send our children to them for hours at a time in the hopes their little sponge-brains absorb all the right things.  Teachers drop knowledge bombs into our kids minds all day. They prepare their classes months in advance, they purchase their own supplies and they do it all with a smile on their face. Teachers, like parents (many being parents themselves) want nothing more than to see our future generations succeed with intelligence, strength and wit.