Show Teacher Appreciation to Win a Select Comfort Sleep Number Bed

Don’t we all have a teacher in our lives that touched us in some way. Select Comfort the makers of the Sleep Number Bed are holding a contest where you can win a Queen size Sleep Number p5 bed, just like the one I gave away a month ago. I can not believe it was a month ago, where does the time go?

I had a lot of great teachers over the years. My favorite one was Mrs. Faber in 8th grade. She was the science teacher and since I was in the smart kids class I had her twice a day. Middle school can be really difficult, kids are nasty. We’re picked on for what we wear, what we do, what we say, it’s awful. So not only was she an excellent Earth Science, and Physical Science teacher; she was also a teacher of “duh” you guys sure are dumb for being so smart. I know I was one of the kids that other kids in the class were calling a “nerd”. I wasn’t the only one though. Some of the smart kids were so clicky, that if you weren’t in the click, then you were a nerd, a geek, or some other nickname that was chosen by the ring leader of the day. So one day, before she starts class she rips into all of us. She goes on to tell us how tired she is of all the name calling, and BullSh** that’s going on in the class. She said you guys have got to start treating each other with respect, and most importantly, we were all in the SMART class, so we were all nerds, geeks and weirdoes.

That’s the short version, but what’s your story? Share your story and win a bed and a prize for the teacher you love.

Contest Details:

Please submit a short essay or video about how a teacher helped you or your child succeed. The best entry will receive a Queen SLEEP NUMBER® p5 bed set, and the teacher in the winning essay will receive a SLEEP NUMBER® Bedding Collection package valued at more than $500! Entries will be judged on creativity of entry, quality of entry, and capturing the essence of the contest theme. Your entry can be either a 1,000 character-limit (including spaces) essay or a video (no longer than one minute long). Videos must be posted on youtube, simply paste your link in the entry form below. Limit one entry per person. Enter by 6/6/10 and must be 18+ to enter. For more information, please visit www.sleepnumber.com/teachercontest.

Sleep Tips:

Select Comfort’s Vice President of Sleep Innovation and Clinical Research, Pete Bils– who has been researching sleep for more than ten years and was a former high school math teacher– just posted some great sleep tips and facts relevant to school-aged students. Pete’s advice can be found at http://beds.com/zzz-help-teach-a-b-cs/.

Look for more details on beds.com, via the Sleep Number Facebook page or on Twitter @SleepNumberDeal.