Amen-oh and I love the kind kids. ES teacher |
Agree. I dislike receiving gifts generally but especially in exchange for doing my job. I do not want or need any physical gift or gift card. I would really feel awful if I opened a card with cash in it. I do love when the kids themselves write a nice note or email or, like you said, drop by when I no longer teach them just to say hi. That being said I am a hypocrite because I absolutely send in gift cards to my kids’ elementary teachers, along with a very nice card. One way I have found to truly show appreciation is to email the teacher and CC their admin. So often the thanks and appreciation for their work isn’t seen by the people it matters to. Let their leadership see and hear the wonderful things they’ve done for your kids if you are truly appreciative of them. |
Yes!!! This would be wonderful. Admin can’t see it all and they miss 90% of the good stuff going on and tend to drop in on a bad day! |
I don’t appreciate the gifts- I don’t want them. If you want to give me a gift, make all your kids leave their phones and earbuds at home. |
Why shouldn’t specials get same amount? |
It’s simple: they don’t have to do parent teacher conferences, IEP meetings, or 504 meetings. |
Right, specials teachers just teach every child in the building, host field day (pe), produce multiple student shows each year (music). Provide coverage when others are absent AND attend IEP/504 meetings when requested. |
This is do true!! Admins and counselors hear all complaints but almost none of the praises and thank you’s |
No one really requests a music or PE teacher at an IEP meeting, sorry. And yes, dealing with parents via multiple emails and parent teacher conferences alone deserves a bit more appreciation. Deal with it. |
Our specialists neither attend these meetings nor provide coverage when people are absent. |
Your specialists must be lucky. I (music teacher) cover all the time and attend 504s and IEPs. |
Why are you being asked to go to 504s or IEPs? They only require the classroom teacher and an AP usually. |
What school? I’ve never heard of a music teacher attending an IEP meeting. |
How are you able to cover if you are actually teaching your own class such as music, PE, or Art? |
you know they have CLT |