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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I think it makes some parents feel in a superior position (subconsciously of course).

But I agree, it’s a cultural difference in the end. For us teachers are professionals and not our paid employees. I would be offended in the teacher’s place and I am sure the teachers from my country would too. Americans teachers perhaps do not feel offended because it’s a given nowadays and they are practicals and parents like the position of feeling like they are able to help the poor teachers.

I think a thank you card made by the student is much more appropriate or a small gift we bring back from our travelings to show we thought of them and what they might enjoy.[/quote]

Honestly, the teacher may not want a small gift from your travels. What are they going to do with it? [/quote]

They don’t want it, but it allows OP to feel smug and superior to those stupid American parents, and that’s the real goal. One wonders why she doesn’t just return to the land where she’ll be surrounded by more intelligent people like she is. Shrug.[/quote]

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