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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote][b]I pay over 60K for 2 kids each year. I donate another 10K to the annual fund. I buy a table at the gala and I buy at least 2 teacher tickets for the gala, I buy at least one item for every fundraiser, etc... [/b]

I donate to the class gift coordinated by the room mom. I pay the class dues that goes to buy the teacher a birthday and Christmas present.

That is enough. I really don't feel obligated to give any more.[/quote]

You do understand that most of your "obligations" don't relate at all to teacher appreciation, right?[/quote]

I agree with this, but she does also chip in for gifts so give her a break. I think the real issue here, just as the prior teacher said, is really to taker advantage of an opportunity to acknowledge your child's teachers and caregivers somehow They clearly are not in the profession for money but they should absolutely be acknowledged and seen as the wonderful people that most of them are - not as automatons that come as fixtures in the classroom.....just like you would like to be acknowledged  at work (when your boss picks you up one of those magnets you love to collect from all over the world from his/her last business trip overseas) or when your husband surprises you with your your favorite dessert from that bakery that you love just because he happened to be driving by, or when your kid tells you thanks for making his favorite dinner. That tells someone "I know you" "I see you" " and I think highly enough of you that I would make an effort to try to give something , anything back. This is part of what teachers feed on. The validation of their efforts at a job that is incredibly demanding. A $10 gift card is lovely and most importantly , thoughtful. Even a card with a sincere sentiment would be remembered, I'm sure.[/quote]

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