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back to school for students means picking out your first day’s outfit, getting your trapper- keeper in order and finding out which of your friends are in your class.  but for teachers it means the grueling task of organizing, decorating and cleaning the classroom to prep for a year of learning.

lucky for us we have a great arsenal of “teachers against dirty” who choose to clean their classroom with method products.  here is a profile of this year’s “teacher against dirty” susan n., her words are in italics.

where do you teach?

i teach in st. charles, missouri at barnwell middle school, 6th grade science.

 

i like to use method products in my classroom because i know the surfaces will be clean,the aroma is pleasant and i do not worry about the ingredients - i would not use a bleach-based product or anything with harsh chemicals (you never know who is sensitive). and i don't worry about harmful contaminants polluting my kids' immediate environment.

 

what method products do you use?

i use method all purpose spray on my student desks at least once a week (i teach science so some days are messier than others). i also use method dishwashing soap to soak dishes in the sink in my classroom.

what is the dirtiest thing that has happened in your classroom?

unfortunately one time the sewer backed up in one of the classroom sinks! yuck. thanks to duct tape and plastic wrap we made it through the day.

thanks susan! at method we are big fans of what you do and are glad that our products are helping make your job a little easier.

thanks for doing a back to school piece! i hope this encourages more teachers to bring "people against dirty" into the classroom.

every now and then, one of our People Against Dirty writes in with a method tidbit on how to use one of our products for something other than its intended use. while we can’t endorse these uses (darn lawyers), we  love to hear them from you.

here is our latest person against dirty tip, sent in by brad in colorado.

“i also forgot to tell you about using method in the garden. i don't know if it has any negative effects, but because method is biodegradable and all natural, i have been using it in the garden to discourage bugs from eating my plants. i guess they don't like the taste (or maybe it kills them in some way). anyway, I have used diluted dish soap and straight all purpose cleaner to spray on the leaves. it does shrivel some blossoms (petunias) but it definitely keeps the bugs at bay (they do come back but less forcefully in about 2-3 weeks).”

 thanks for the tip, brad!