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Coffee Break: For the teachers

One red apple, for Teachers' Day
One red apple, for Teachers' DayFoodfacts pm, Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0

by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel

May 04, 2021

Happy Teachers' Day, during Teacher Appreciation Week.

Have all the hardworking teachers out there ever had a tougher school year than 2020-2021? Let's show them some love after all they've been through for our kids this year by playing them a set of music entirely themed on THEM.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for the teachers?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

They Might Be Giants - Science is Real
Crosby Stills Nash and Young - Teach Your Children
The White Stripes - We're Going to Be Friends
New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
Ramones - Rock 'N' Roll High School
Sam and Dave - I Thank You
Natalie Merchant - Kind and Generous
Lulu - To Sir With Love
The Redwalls - Thank You