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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]APS is only giving teachers a 1.25% raise this year. With inflation, this translates to actually making less money than last year. Hoping we don't lose some fantastic teachers over the summer...neighboring districts did much better. [/quote]

And 1.25% is more than some of us are getting in our jobs. So, we are to spend that giving gifts to all of our kids' teachers, some of whom aren't particularly good? Cost of living has gone up for all of us. Notes of appreciation should be just as rewarding, or more so, than a gift. We all would appreciate that type of acknowledgement.[/quote]

I’m all for acknowledgement of teachers. But I bet a parent of a young kid wrote this post. I have multiple kids in secondary school. Do you have any understanding of how many teachers they have between them? How much money do you expect me to shell out for a nice gift???

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Agree. I agree with OP in theory and I do think that something thoughtful is important for elementary. But it’s just too much for middle and high school. Being involved and supporting your child in education are amazing gifts. Trying to teach a kid whose parent hasn’t supported their education with things like encouraging good behavior in the classroom and educational activities like reading at home is so hard and for me it reduces my QOL more than a too-small COL increase.

But OP your heart is in the right place and I’m sure your gifts are appreciated! [/quote]

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