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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]$10 per teacher-- my kids are middle school/high school level along with a 3-5 sentence letter from my kid thanking them. non-generic letter with specifics included. Will repeat at end of year  (high school has block scheduling so will be a different set of teachers.)

6 teachers in middle school x 1 kid
4 teachers in high school x 2 kids

I think honestly the teachers appreciate the letter from the kid more than the gift card, but we do both. [/quote]

I stopped altogether in MS and HS. The teachers don't really know the kids and definitely don't know the parents. They are all just phoning it in. [/quote]

We give the the specific teachers DS wants to thank--there are usually 2-3 each year that really click with him and he wants to appreciate them.  This year math, history, and art, $10 each.[/quote]

Thank you, PP, for noticing that we aren’t all phoning it in. I’m a high school teacher and I work very hard to get to know my students. I attend their games, performances, etc. I take their interests into account when I select texts for classroom activities. I am grateful that you notice and appreciate what those teachers have done for your son.

(No, I don’t need a gift! I just resent the former poster’s comment that high school teachers don’t know the kids. Ouch.)[/quote]

I’m that PP and I shouldn’t have said “all.” However we have been extremely disappointed in both the attitude and effort of my two DD’s teachers in MS. Yea they are one or two who stand out as caring and conscientious, but they are by far the exception. It’s really sad. I’m not sure if private school would be better (we are in public in Loudoun.)[/quote]

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