Teacher Gifts

[Anonymous]

Give your money to a good bank or another local community service organization. Send the teachers notes.

They are still being paid. Thousands of others don’t know how they will pay their rent in 8 days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An email saying thank you, and whatever else you would like to convey.

Cheap

Actually, no. It’s not cheap. Teacher here ... the best gift a parent can give a teacher is a respectful child who has been taught to value his or her education.

[Anonymous]

Amazon gift card. Setting up a classroom at home is not cheap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Give your money to a good bank or another local community service organization. Send the teachers notes.

They are still being paid. Thousands of others don’t know how they will pay their rent in 8 days.

Teacher here. Agree fully.

[Anonymous]

As a DC employee I cannot accept a gift over $20.
I have returned gifts in the past.
You can buy a book for the room, class pizza party (next year), help me laminate things ect. But I won’t accept your gifts. It’s not appropriate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a DC employee I cannot accept a gift over $20.
I have returned gifts in the past.
You can buy a book for the room, class pizza party (next year), help me laminate things ect. But I won’t accept your gifts. It’s not appropriate.

Teachers are telling posters and they keep asking, I really don't understand why this is! Donate to the school, sponsor a family that lost their job at your school or a non-profit the school is affiliated with! Teachers are employed hundreds of DCP parents are out of work, bring joy to a family at your school and send them a gift card instead! No one knows how next year will be, what teachers have remained, etc and yes teachers deserve to be recognized but not financially necessary, even if coming from place of love, at this time!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a DC employee I cannot accept a gift over $20.
I have returned gifts in the past.
You can buy a book for the room, class pizza party (next year), help me laminate things ect. But I won’t accept your gifts. It’s not appropriate.

Teachers are telling posters and they keep asking, I really don't understand why this is! Donate to the school, sponsor a family that lost their job at your school or a non-profit the school is affiliated with! Teachers are employed hundreds of DCP parents are out of work, bring joy to a family at your school and send them a gift card instead! No one knows how next year will be, what teachers have remained, etc and yes teachers deserve to be recognized but not financially necessary, even if coming from place of love, at this time!

+1 from a DCPS teacher.

[Anonymous]

Amazon is the last company that needs our support right now. If you insist on giving a gift card, why not one to a local business?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amazon is the last company that needs our support right now. If you insist on giving a gift card, why not one to a local business?

+1. Or donate to a local charity or the school in their honor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An email saying thank you, and whatever else you would like to convey.

Cheap

Actually, no. It’s not cheap. Teacher here ... the best gift a parent can give a teacher is a respectful child who has been taught to value his or her education.

Teacher here- seems cheap to me.

[Anonymous]

Lakeshore giftcard, local grocer gift card, something off my amazon wish list, a funny video of your kid (I love watching those, I miss my students), a note from your child or drawing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amazon is the last company that needs our support right now. If you insist on giving a gift card, why not one to a local business?

Amazon provides many many many jobs.

[Anonymous]

Some teachers need the money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some teachers need the money.

Sure and so do some parents, not sure why we have to go through this every year. This year it seems inappropriate, if you are teaching you are alive, well, and getting a pay check and hundreds are not! If an individual wants to send an under $20 giftcard then they can go ahead but as most teachers seem to be saying they are nothing elaborate or donate to those in need. No shade!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have any good ideas for this year?

What is this obsession with this, never understood and I'm a teacher. So many others out of work, dead, etc I just think its time to knock this on the head once and for all!

Im so sure this was not typed by a teacher but by a teacher-hating parent who doesn’t think they desire shit except a pay cut.

Teachers are not this ungrateful. They go ga-ga over thank you letters from students.

Amazon gift cards can be emailed. So can many others like Chipotle (if you know the teacher likes it). I believe Starbucks can be emailed as well.

Email them to the teacher’s school email.

-Not a DCPS teacher