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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a teacher. Please don't give me anything, unless it's a letter to my principal (and if you really like me, copied to higher-ups) about what a great teacher I am (and why).  I also love homemade cards or notes or drawings from your children, if they are inclined to do so without you forcing them.  Otherwise, I'm an educational professional, not your friend, your nanny, or your relative.  I don't need a gift or a tip.  I mean, you wouldn't give one to your doctor.[/quote]

I don't tip my doctor, but my doctor is not cutting into their own earnings to buy supplies for my kids. I send gift cards to target for this reason. [/quote]

If this is the case why not ask for more class supplies from the school administration, make a request to the PTA or send a message to the parents in the class specifically to help buy said supplies.

Buying classroom supplies expecting to be reimbursed with gifts seems questionable to me.[/quote]

We are not allowed to make any requests to the PTA, nor is there any money in the budget from school admin.  My principal is just as likely to give me money out of her own pocket though. And my parents are poor, so I can't ask them.  And no, I don't "expect" any gift for anything.  I buy things for my students and my classroom because I love them.  Period.  Technically, I don't "have to" buy anything.  But I would never want a classroom for my own children without books, without games or toys, without a fish tank, without basic supplies, without science or art materials so I make sure my students have those things.  I want my students to have the same kind of classroom my own children get.

I'm so freaking tired of hearing from people b#tch#ing about teacher gifts.  If you don't want to give anything or can't give anything, it's totally fine.  I do my job based on an internal sense of care and dedication.  The best gift you can give a teacher is to ensure your child is respectful, does their homework (or is read to at night if they are too little for homework) and has their basic needs met.[/quote]

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