A "freebie" gift certificate you make for five minutes of "gripe time;" an industrial-sized bottle of ibuprofen and a good multi-vitamin; Art and Fear and that wonderful book by Parker Palmer about teaching. At 10:17 PM 8/6/02 EDT, you wrote: >>>> Speaking of new teachers...Welcome to all of you, I will have a new counterpart this year, and I would like to give him a "welcome aborad " gift. For all you "seasoned ones" what would you have liked as a gift for your first year> All suggestions under 25$ will be serioiusly considered :)) ( this is coming out of my pocket) As always, thank you Peace Gabrielle --- leave-artsednet-7600Y@lists.getty.edu <<<<<<<< Maggie Tucker mtucker@nashville.com ---