End of Year Teacher Gifts?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was tired of buying gift cards and bought monogrammed stationary for all my DC's teachers. It was between that and a really pretty umbrella. Something that everyone can use and can't get enough of. You can always use more notecards and you can never find an umbrella when you need it.

Omg. A flippin umbrella?! You can’t be serious. I’d be so pissed if that was my end of year gift!

- A teacher

NP here. Seriously? Be thankful for whatever the parent can give you. If you don't like the umbrella donate.

Just take the money you would have spent on the umbrella and put it toward the class gift card, please! We don’t need monogrammed notecards or tote bags, either!

Don't attempt to speak for everyone. Not every teacher is the sort of greedy twat that measures the success of the year by counting the dollars in the collection plate.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was tired of buying gift cards and bought monogrammed stationary for all my DC's teachers. It was between that and a really pretty umbrella. Something that everyone can use and can't get enough of. You can always use more notecards and you can never find an umbrella when you need it.

Omg. A flippin umbrella?! You can’t be serious. I’d be so pissed if that was my end of year gift!

- A teacher

NP here. Seriously? Be thankful for whatever the parent can give you. If you don't like the umbrella donate.

Just take the money you would have spent on the umbrella and put it toward the class gift card, please! We don’t need monogrammed notecards or tote bags, either!

Don't attempt to speak for everyone. Not every teacher is the sort of greedy twat that measures the success of the year by counting the dollars in the collection plate.

I’m sorry, I don’t want your f%king umbrella. And nobody else does, either. Shove it where the sun don’t shine!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was tired of buying gift cards and bought monogrammed stationary for all my DC's teachers. It was between that and a really pretty umbrella. Something that everyone can use and can't get enough of. You can always use more notecards and you can never find an umbrella when you need it.

Omg. A flippin umbrella?! You can’t be serious. I’d be so pissed if that was my end of year gift!

- A teacher

NP here. Seriously? Be thankful for whatever the parent can give you. If you don't like the umbrella donate.

Just take the money you would have spent on the umbrella and put it toward the class gift card, please! We don’t need monogrammed notecards or tote bags, either!

Don't attempt to speak for everyone. Not every teacher is the sort of greedy twat that measures the success of the year by counting the dollars in the collection plate.

I’m sorry, I don’t want your f%king umbrella. And nobody else does, either. Shove it where the sun don’t shine!

+1 I have tons of umbrellas already.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was tired of buying gift cards and bought monogrammed stationary for all my DC's teachers. It was between that and a really pretty umbrella. Something that everyone can use and can't get enough of. You can always use more notecards and you can never find an umbrella when you need it.

Omg. A flippin umbrella?! You can’t be serious. I’d be so pissed if that was my end of year gift!

- A teacher

NP here. Seriously? Be thankful for whatever the parent can give you. If you don't like the umbrella donate.

Just take the money you would have spent on the umbrella and put it toward the class gift card, please! We don’t need monogrammed notecards or tote bags, either!

Don't attempt to speak for everyone. Not every teacher is the sort of greedy twat that measures the success of the year by counting the dollars in the collection plate.

I’m sorry, I don’t want your f%king umbrella. And nobody else does, either. Shove it where the sun don’t shine!

+1 I have tons of umbrellas already.

Yes, we know who you are. Nobody cares what you want. You endear yourself to noone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was tired of buying gift cards and bought monogrammed stationary for all my DC's teachers. It was between that and a really pretty umbrella. Something that everyone can use and can't get enough of. You can always use more notecards and you can never find an umbrella when you need it.

Omg. A flippin umbrella?! You can’t be serious. I’d be so pissed if that was my end of year gift!

- A teacher

NP here. Seriously? Be thankful for whatever the parent can give you. If you don't like the umbrella donate.

Just take the money you would have spent on the umbrella and put it toward the class gift card, please! We don’t need monogrammed notecards or tote bags, either!

Don't attempt to speak for everyone. Not every teacher is the sort of greedy twat that measures the success of the year by counting the dollars in the collection plate.

I’m sorry, I don’t want your f%king umbrella. And nobody else does, either. Shove it where the sun don’t shine!

+1 I have tons of umbrellas already.

I'm a teacher and would appreciate any gift from a child, especially something useful. If I don't need or use the item, I can donate them. However, my "favorite" gifts are cards/letters from students.

As a parent I'm often surprised at what my DD suggests as gifts for teachers and how much thought she puts into them. She takes time to pick just the right color/design of the card she's writing in or has interesting ideas of what the teachers will like. I see Ms. X with coffee, lets get her a Starbucks card, I know Mr. Y loves to read, let's get him a Barnes and Noble card. Or whatever.

What might seem like a "meh" gift could likely have been something a child and/or parent spend a lot of time choosing just for you... and even if they didn't, they took the time and spent the money to show their appreciation. They are under no obligation to do so and it's sad that there are teachers complaining about the gifts they receive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was tired of buying gift cards and bought monogrammed stationary for all my DC's teachers. It was between that and a really pretty umbrella. Something that everyone can use and can't get enough of. You can always use more notecards and you can never find an umbrella when you need it.

Omg. A flippin umbrella?! You can’t be serious. I’d be so pissed if that was my end of year gift!

- A teacher

NP here. Seriously? Be thankful for whatever the parent can give you. If you don't like the umbrella donate.

Just take the money you would have spent on the umbrella and put it toward the class gift card, please! We don’t need monogrammed notecards or tote bags, either!

Don't attempt to speak for everyone. Not every teacher is the sort of greedy twat that measures the success of the year by counting the dollars in the collection plate.

I’m sorry, I don’t want your f%king umbrella. And nobody else does, either. Shove it where the sun don’t shine!

+1 I have tons of umbrellas already.

???...and you keep all of them shoved up where the sun doesn't shine. It must indicate a big asshole, right?

[Anonymous]

My DC is in HS and he loves all his teachers. Truly. He has had a fantastic year and I am just so happy. Fingers crossed for next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was tired of buying gift cards and bought monogrammed stationary for all my DC's teachers. It was between that and a really pretty umbrella. Something that everyone can use and can't get enough of. You can always use more notecards and you can never find an umbrella when you need it.

Omg. A flippin umbrella?! You can’t be serious. I’d be so pissed if that was my end of year gift!

- A teacher

NP here. Seriously? Be thankful for whatever the parent can give you. If you don't like the umbrella donate.

Just take the money you would have spent on the umbrella and put it toward the class gift card, please! We don’t need monogrammed notecards or tote bags, either!

Don't attempt to speak for everyone. Not every teacher is the sort of greedy twat that measures the success of the year by counting the dollars in the collection plate.

I’m sorry, I don’t want your f%king umbrella. And nobody else does, either. Shove it where the sun don’t shine!

+1 I have tons of umbrellas already.

???...and you keep all of them shoved up where the sun doesn't shine. It must indicate a big asshole, right?

Yep! Too many parents have f%$ked me over!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Their gift is having the summer off.

RIGHT

You work, you get paid, and you get more regular days off than any other full time employee in the country..or maybe planet gets. Do you realize other people work hard, are underpaid, and cannot take ANY time off?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was tired of buying gift cards and bought monogrammed stationary for all my DC's teachers. It was between that and a really pretty umbrella. Something that everyone can use and can't get enough of. You can always use more notecards and you can never find an umbrella when you need it.

Omg. A flippin umbrella?! You can’t be serious. I’d be so pissed if that was my end of year gift!

- A teacher

+1

Not giving a gift is a better approach.

[Anonymous]

I’m the teacher who said write them a note or email the principal about what your child loves about their class that year. I teach high school and my kids are old enough to do this on their own. I just want to come back and say that yesterday was our last A Day (today is the real last day and it’s a B Day) and I got several notes and cards from my kids. I can not express what these mean to teachers.

You know how in parenting you’re just doing what your heart and gut tells you, hoping it’s the right thing, and that even when you mess up your kids know you love them and we’re doing your best for them? Teaching is like that too. And we might not know for a long time, if ever, if anything we did made a difference for the kids or was the right thing. When the kids take the time to say “I love you and appreciate you. Thank you for being a teacher I will never forget,” or “You taught me how to make meaningful connections with people,” or “You taught me to THINK,” (all comments I have gotten from kids in notes this year) THOSE are the things we live for and remember. To know that something we did impacted a kid is why we do this job at all. We pour so much love into them and then have to accept they will leave us and our time with them is done. But we get to keep them just this wag forever in their notes. I will say it over and over again: please just write the note.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I give a set of non- fiction books.

Great idea! Esp. new teachers who haven’t built up their libraries yet. I’m a veteran, but I changed schools this year and the new PTA can’t fund Classroom wish lists. DH is fighting cancer so I’m not spending $1,000+ on supplies like I usually do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was tired of buying gift cards and bought monogrammed stationary for all my DC's teachers. It was between that and a really pretty umbrella. Something that everyone can use and can't get enough of. You can always use more notecards and you can never find an umbrella when you need it.

Omg. A flippin umbrella?! You can’t be serious. I’d be so pissed if that was my end of year gift!

- A teacher

NP here. Seriously? Be thankful for whatever the parent can give you. If you don't like the umbrella donate.

Just take the money you would have spent on the umbrella and put it toward the class gift card, please! We don’t need monogrammed notecards or tote bags, either!

Don't attempt to speak for everyone. Not every teacher is the sort of greedy twat that measures the success of the year by counting the dollars in the collection plate.

I’m sorry, I don’t want your f%king umbrella. And nobody else does, either. Shove it where the sun don’t shine!

I wouldn’t mind an umbrella (particularly if it had some novelty pattern related to teaching, history, or travel), but I’d rather have a nice note.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was tired of buying gift cards and bought monogrammed stationary for all my DC's teachers. It was between that and a really pretty umbrella. Something that everyone can use and can't get enough of. You can always use more notecards and you can never find an umbrella when you need it.

Omg. A flippin umbrella?! You can’t be serious. I’d be so pissed if that was my end of year gift!

- A teacher

NP here. Seriously? Be thankful for whatever the parent can give you. If you don't like the umbrella donate.

Just take the money you would have spent on the umbrella and put it toward the class gift card, please! We don’t need monogrammed notecards or tote bags, either!

Don't attempt to speak for everyone. Not every teacher is the sort of greedy twat that measures the success of the year by counting the dollars in the collection plate.

I’m sorry, I don’t want your f%king umbrella. And nobody else does, either. Shove it where the sun don’t shine!

+1 I have tons of umbrellas already.

???...and you keep all of them shoved up where the sun doesn't shine. It must indicate a big asshole, right?

Yep! Too many parents have f%$ked me over!

Do you still stomp your feet and cry when your mom buys you socks for Christmas?

[Anonymous]

Most teachers are underpaid (https://www.epi.org/publication/teacher-pay-gap-2018/) and work hard. Half of all teachers now have some sort of subsistence side hussle. I just want to show a nod of appreciation at the end of the year to them, especially noting in a thank you card when they've gone out of their way with my kids & a Starbucks card.