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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are all you moms doing all the work? Where are the kids’ dads?

You are doing this wrong. 
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You mean administration.  The moms didn’t hire the teachers and they aren’t aren’t personal employees.  Administration should be planning and executing teacher appreciation.  If they don’t, oh well.  Join the rest of us that get no “appreciation week” of gift cards and free food [/quote]

You missed it.

If a family wants to show appreciation for a teacher, a dad can do it just as well as a mom.

We will be showing appreciation because we view our kids’ teachers as important members of the team.

You don’t have to do anything at all and it seems like that would suit you best.

You might want to work on that bitterness.

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Dads won’t/don’t do it because they don’t care.  Really.  They just don’t and at their jobs this doesn’t exist.  It wouldn’t even occur to them to buy the teacher a week of stuff/gift cards in the name of teacher approximation. Moms do it out of social obligation and pressure.  But moms don’t have to do it either.  As several teachers have pointed out; nothing is necessary.  Better yet, send well behaved kids and a thank you note outlining how they have made a different.  This week of stuff is bananas [/quote]

Sure they do/will. You say “Brian, did you see the email about teacher appreciation week? Can you handle that please?”

And you’re done. And not at all ragged. [/quote]

Brain saw it, and he doesn’t care.  If he did, you wouldn’t need to tell him to handle it. [/quote]

As a dad who is that primary parent, and does volunteer a lot with Girl Scouts, Sunday School etc., this is true. Teacher appreciation day isn't something I think is important, so I don't worry about it. Because I only volunteer for stuff, I think is worth it, I don't feel any resentment when I have to do things. I'd advise any parent to do the same.[/quote]

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