How much are you giving teachers this holiday?

[Anonymous]

I typically give $20 with a small token/gift. I’m so torn this year, because another $40-$50 is really pushing the budget (I have two kids) but also I don’t want to be cheap and only give $10. Are we all doing the same amounts this year or have you cut back?

[Anonymous]

Write a really nice card. The more specific, the better. I keep these in my desk as mood boosters on the toughest days.

[Anonymous]

$25 each to Target for two elementary teachers, as well as to after-care instructors and after-care directors (we’ve been there a long time and it’s also our summer camp).

Give the $20 and a nice note, by all means, but skip the “token” crap. It’s wasting your money, they don’t want more garbage, and it hurts the environment. Stop with the crap.

[Anonymous]

I do $25 for each teacher. Target gift cards were 10% off last weekend so I bought those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$25 each to Target for two elementary teachers, as well as to after-care instructors and after-care directors (we’ve been there a long time and it’s also our summer camp).

Give the $20 and a nice note, by all means, but skip the “token” crap. It’s wasting your money, they don’t want more garbage, and it hurts the environment. Stop with the crap.

It’s usually a candy or other treat the child reports to me that the teacher is often seen eating. I guess I can drop it though.

[Anonymous]

Does your school district have a cap on what teachers can accept? Ours does ($25) and it hasn’t increased. So that’s what we are doing.

My sister is a teacher and she has to give gifts over the amount back, which is very awkward. So I would not go over that.

[Anonymous]

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I do fulfill wishlists of supplies or books they want for the class room.

[Anonymous]

We do $50 gift cards for older DD's teacher and younger DD's primary caregiver at daycare. When we used to have multiple caregivers across 2 daycare classes, we did $25 each.
Just gift cards (usually Visa or Target) and a card with a personal note. No trinkets, candy, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does your school district have a cap on what teachers can accept? Ours does ($25) and it hasn’t increased. So that’s what we are doing.

My sister is a teacher and she has to give gifts over the amount back, which is very awkward. So I would not go over that.

What district is this? I've not heard of a cap before. If our district has that, it isn't widely shared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$25 each to Target for two elementary teachers, as well as to after-care instructors and after-care directors (we’ve been there a long time and it’s also our summer camp).

Give the $20 and a nice note, by all means, but skip the “token” crap. It’s wasting your money, they don’t want more garbage, and it hurts the environment. Stop with the crap.

It’s usually a candy or other treat the child reports to me that the teacher is often seen eating. I guess I can drop it though.

Drop it. Just think of all the food at the holidays that everyone gets, then multiply that by five for teachers. Too much JUNK.

[Anonymous]

if you can only spend $10, just do a $10 amazon card.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Write a really nice card. The more specific, the better. I keep these in my desk as mood boosters on the toughest days.

This! I love getting cards! Honestly, that means more to me than a gift certificate.

I also read them on rough days. Old cards have actually kept me from quitting. I had a really rough week last year, hitting rock bottom. It was a stack of old cards that helped me clearly see reasons I should stay. Teachers don’t get a ton of kind words.

[Anonymous]

Inhome daycare provider: 500 in cash

Preschool teachers: split up 500 among them. 75 each for two main teachers and two main assistant teachers, 25 for floating helpers/office/music/kitchen

[Anonymous]

Zero.

[Anonymous]

main teachers 25 each, specials (25 each if they teach two of my kids, 15 if they teach one), SACC teachers 25, bus driver 50 (for both kids)