I received a gift in the mail last week from a former student. Here it is.
At first, I thought she had simply seen the Patriots logo, noticed the versatile nature of duct tape, and decided it would make the perfect gift.
If that were the case, I would have been quite happy with the gift.
But she transformed a great gift into an unforgettable, top-10 of all time gift by adding the following to the accompanying note:
Mr. Dicks, use this to shut the hollering mouths of the Jets, Giants and especially Dolphins fans in your classroom.
The principal informed me that duct-taping the aforementioned children’s mouths was not appropriate (something I also suspected), but that’s okay.
When it comes to gift-giving, it’s always the thought that counts.
