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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My issue with teacher gifts is that you're charged with assessing my child. And rather like political contributions, I think it's got to be hard for a teacher who receives a really nice gift(s) from a family not to view that child more sympathetically/favorably, at least in the immediate aftermath. It's not that I don't value your hard work and effort, but I'm much more inclined to express appreciation after my child has been promoted out of your class.[/quote]

"I'm inclined to express appreciation after the fact..." (but who actually remembers/does, once school is out?  ;).  Schools are communities in ways that your dentist's office is not.  Teachers will protect your child - whether a skinned knee or a shelter in place.  Please, spare me your anecdotes of teachers you don't think would. Teacher, in GENERAL, would.  No one is forcing you to give a gift, teachers will not show favoritism due to one. But the cards, the gestures, are nice. There are all kinds of ways to go, including the voluntary shared gift which as a teacher I happily pitch in for for my own children's teachers--but at the least a handwritten card is a kind and thoughtful civility.  As to making the last week of school fun and special--yes learning, but also gauging the children as excited and tired and allowing them to do some crafts and play that fit their mood. Horrible, I know! ;-)[/quote]

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