i was talking to someone recently who was like high school kids don’t get into spirit days and teachers dressing up and i was like well yes and no. they don’t care until you’re like no i like this thing so we’re doing it and you’re gonna like it and the. by the third time you do the thing they get

it literally took me til senior year to dress up for spirit week this is so real

on board. this is my third year having a class mascot and every year the kids love him. this year my advisory students named our advisory group after him. when we use him as a talking piece they scold each other for dropping the plushie of the mascot on the floor.