Teachers -- do you want a pie?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pies are made with pork lard that some teachers won’t eat. They often contain poisons like soy or vegetable oils also. Please don’t.

LOL. You sound crazy. What do you actually eat?

Regardless, if you don’t like pie, don’t eat it. Plenty of us DO like pie and will happily eat it.

What is wrong with you? Are you a teacher or a parent? Either way you need to take the equity training we all are required to take to understand cultural dietary restrictions and allergies.

Certain religions do not eat any pork products. Some vegetarians and vegans do not eat pie due to lard being the crust.

I really hope you were being sarcastic.

Then those people should not eat pies. That doesn’t mean we have to quit offering pies to everyone.

Everyone has dietary preferences. Can’t cater to everyone.

I don’t eat cilantro. If someone makes a cilantro pie, I won’t eat it. But I don’t expect people to never make them. That would be unreasonable.

Again, you sound crazy.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t want a homemade pie. Some store pies maybe but I’m picky about what I eat. Would prefer a $10 or even $5 gift card

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people will eat a store bought pie. Only a few will eat a homemade one if they know who made it. Many homemade goodies go in the trash when teachers get home.

Signed,
A Teacher 🍎

That’s crazy.

Thoughtless, wasteful, crazy.

Homemade is better than store bought. Only a fancy bakery tops homemade.

If you are too paranoid to eat homemade baked goods you need therapy. Truly.

Well I’m a teacher and I will attest that most homemade goodies are not eaten. I know. It stinks! But we don’t need therapy, we just don’t want to become ill. There is no possible way to know everyone’s dietary needs and bringing in unknown foods will result in them being discarded as a safety precaution.

+1 I don’t eat most homemade goodies

[Anonymous]

The nice thing about the pie event is that families are wanting to show teachers that they are appreciated. Who does not want to feel appreciated?

I do understand that the OP wants to ensure that this action will serve that purpose. There will never be a perfect action for everyone. I do think some staff will like a store baked pie (can read ingredients, make sure not allergic, etc), some will prefer a homemade pie (because they can be awesome), and some will just like the gesture.

Bottom line -- I appreciate that the OP just wants to make sure the staff feel appreciated. Thank you for thinking of us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pies are made with pork lard that some teachers won’t eat. They often contain poisons like soy or vegetable oils also. Please don’t.

LOL. You sound crazy. What do you actually eat?

Regardless, if you don’t like pie, don’t eat it. Plenty of us DO like pie and will happily eat it.

What is wrong with you? Are you a teacher or a parent? Either way you need to take the equity training we all are required to take to understand cultural dietary restrictions and allergies.

Certain religions do not eat any pork products. Some vegetarians and vegans do not eat pie due to lard being the crust.

I really hope you were being sarcastic.

Then those people should not eat pies. That doesn’t mean we have to quit offering pies to everyone.

Everyone has dietary preferences. Can’t cater to everyone.

I don’t eat cilantro. If someone makes a cilantro pie, I won’t eat it. But I don’t expect people to never make them. That would be unreasonable.

Again, you sound crazy.

I’m a teacher who is vegetarian. But there are store bought pies I absolutely love. Once my principal gave me chicken noodle soup for a Christmas gift. I guess I should be grateful. Thank you for your support and understanding towards teachers. I loved this question and would love a pie. But I do not want a pie if it comes seasoned with spite. I’m happy making my own. What do you gain from acting like this towards people who may enrich your own child’s life as an educator?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pies are made with pork lard that some teachers won’t eat. They often contain poisons like soy or vegetable oils also. Please don’t.

LOL. You sound crazy. What do you actually eat?

Regardless, if you don’t like pie, don’t eat it. Plenty of us DO like pie and will happily eat it.

What is wrong with you? Are you a teacher or a parent? Either way you need to take the equity training we all are required to take to understand cultural dietary restrictions and allergies.

Certain religions do not eat any pork products. Some vegetarians and vegans do not eat pie due to lard being the crust.

I really hope you were being sarcastic.

Then those people should not eat pies. That doesn’t mean we have to quit offering pies to everyone.

Everyone has dietary preferences. Can’t cater to everyone.

I don’t eat cilantro. If someone makes a cilantro pie, I won’t eat it. But I don’t expect people to never make them. That would be unreasonable.

Again, you sound crazy.

Thread is asking if teachers would want pie. People are posting reasons they may not, some that may not instantly come to mind (I'd never considered the religion angle).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pies are made with pork lard that some teachers won’t eat. They often contain poisons like soy or vegetable oils also. Please don’t.

LOL. You sound crazy. What do you actually eat?

Regardless, if you don’t like pie, don’t eat it. Plenty of us DO like pie and will happily eat it.

What is wrong with you? Are you a teacher or a parent? Either way you need to take the equity training we all are required to take to understand cultural dietary restrictions and allergies.

Certain religions do not eat any pork products. Some vegetarians and vegans do not eat pie due to lard being the crust.

I really hope you were being sarcastic.

Then those people should not eat pies. That doesn’t mean we have to quit offering pies to everyone.

Everyone has dietary preferences. Can’t cater to everyone.

I don’t eat cilantro. If someone makes a cilantro pie, I won’t eat it. But I don’t expect people to never make them. That would be unreasonable.

Again, you sound crazy.

Thread is asking if teachers would want pie. People are posting reasons they may not, some that may not instantly come to mind (I'd never considered the religion angle).

We can’t stop celebrating our traditions because someone *might* have a religious reason preventing them from eating certain kinds of pie.

Celebrating diversity doesn’t mean abandoning things because they might impact a select few. Surely there’s a pie that might work. Or another dessert.

If we’re celebrating thanksgiving, that’s an American holiday worthy of certain traditions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pies are made with pork lard that some teachers won’t eat. They often contain poisons like soy or vegetable oils also. Please don’t.

LOL. You sound crazy. What do you actually eat?

Regardless, if you don’t like pie, don’t eat it. Plenty of us DO like pie and will happily eat it.

What is wrong with you? Are you a teacher or a parent? Either way you need to take the equity training we all are required to take to understand cultural dietary restrictions and allergies.

Certain religions do not eat any pork products. Some vegetarians and vegans do not eat pie due to lard being the crust.

I really hope you were being sarcastic.

Then those people should not eat pies. That doesn’t mean we have to quit offering pies to everyone.

Everyone has dietary preferences. Can’t cater to everyone.

I don’t eat cilantro. If someone makes a cilantro pie, I won’t eat it. But I don’t expect people to never make them. That would be unreasonable.

Again, you sound crazy.

Ew, yuck! The world is definitely a better place if no one invents a cilantro pie!

[Anonymous]

I take from the full conversation that
* teachers would appreciate being appreciated through this type of gift.
* many, many teachers would greatly appreciate the pie, itself. Particularly if there is are a variety of choices, including some store-bought and the gift mechanism allows them to choose their pie.
* it might be a good idea to have a few different but similar treats for those who really wouldn't like pie. Pumpkin bread or challah and similar from a nice bakery comes to mind as an alternative.
* since this is a new initiative for the school, having these different options would enable them to better calibrate for next year-- if the bread goes faster than the pie then they'll revise next year.

[Anonymous]

What about a neighbor? Would all you baked goods thrower awayers eat something from a neighbor? What about a potluck where you are only friends with the one couple. Would would eat the other people’s food? Trusting that your friends wouldn’t be friends with “dirty” people?

I am genuinely curious how you make the determination bc it is SO WILDLY different from my view! I will trust a home cook any day over a store bought whatever.

I wonder maybe if I’m just not as clean as some of you and if my standards were higher, I would be like you.

I also wonder - if you would never eat home baked food, are you the hand sanitizer families? The ones who use it regularly, I mean? I wash my hands when I come in, and before I eat anywhere, but I’m not using hand sanitizer after say, just leaving Target, not making my kids do it.

This is now ALSO making me think about the rise in food allergies! I’ve read that our environments have become too clean! So kids’ immune systems don’t develop enough and varies antibodies.

Anyway, fascinating how different we all are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pies are made with pork lard that some teachers won’t eat. They often contain poisons like soy or vegetable oils also. Please don’t.

LOL. You sound crazy. What do you actually eat?

Regardless, if you don’t like pie, don’t eat it. Plenty of us DO like pie and will happily eat it.

There are a lot of teachers who don’t eat pork. You’d be surprised how many of these pies will get regifted. Most have terrible ingredients, too, as I said before

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pies are made with pork lard that some teachers won’t eat. They often contain poisons like soy or vegetable oils also. Please don’t.

LOL. You sound crazy. What do you actually eat?

Regardless, if you don’t like pie, don’t eat it. Plenty of us DO like pie and will happily eat it.

There are a lot of teachers who don’t eat pork. You’d be surprised how many of these pies will get regifted. Most have terrible ingredients, too, as I said before

Then simply make a Graham cracker crust.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I take from the full conversation that
* teachers would appreciate being appreciated through this type of gift.
* many, many teachers would greatly appreciate the pie, itself. Particularly if there is are a variety of choices, including some store-bought and the gift mechanism allows them to choose their pie.
* it might be a good idea to have a few different but similar treats for those who really wouldn't like pie. Pumpkin bread or challah and similar from a nice bakery comes to mind as an alternative.
* since this is a new initiative for the school, having these different options would enable them to better calibrate for next year-- if the bread goes faster than the pie then they'll revise next year.

Perfect summary! Thank you 😊

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pies are made with pork lard that some teachers won’t eat. They often contain poisons like soy or vegetable oils also. Please don’t.

LOL. You sound crazy. What do you actually eat?

Regardless, if you don’t like pie, don’t eat it. Plenty of us DO like pie and will happily eat it.

There are a lot of teachers who don’t eat pork. You’d be surprised how many of these pies will get regifted. Most have terrible ingredients, too, as I said before

Then simply make a Graham cracker crust.

Many don’t eat gluten either. The point is that food is a bad idea in general.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pies are made with pork lard that some teachers won’t eat. They often contain poisons like soy or vegetable oils also. Please don’t.

LOL. You sound crazy. What do you actually eat?

Regardless, if you don’t like pie, don’t eat it. Plenty of us DO like pie and will happily eat it.

There are a lot of teachers who don’t eat pork. You’d be surprised how many of these pies will get regifted. Most have terrible ingredients, too, as I said before

Then simply make a Graham cracker crust.

Wrong.

They can let teachers select a pie or not.

No need to stop all the fun because some teacher might have a food allergy. A well organized event will include some dairy free/gluten free options.

Many don’t eat gluten either. The point is that food is a bad idea in general.