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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a high school teacher. I hate receiving gift cards. Just outright hate it. I love handwritten notes. I love students making something for me (I received hand made ornaments, paper /origami flowers, et ). I also love receiving house plants (because that means student actually noticed I loved them). I also don’t mind students not giving me anything ever, not thinking twice of me before holidays or during teacher appreciation week. Because I also forget about stuff like that. I care most about students peeking into my classroom when they pass it on their way somewhere else. And about them paying attention in class.[/quote]

Agree. I dislike receiving gifts generally but especially in exchange for doing my job. I do not want or need any physical gift or gift card. I would really feel awful if I opened a card with cash in it. I do love when the kids themselves write a nice note or email or, like you said, drop by when I no longer teach them just to say hi.

That being said I am a hypocrite because I absolutely send in gift cards to my kids’ elementary teachers, along with a very nice card. One way I have found to truly show appreciation is to email the teacher and CC their admin. So often the thanks and appreciation for their work isn’t seen by the people it matters to. Let their leadership see and hear the wonderful things they’ve done for your kids if you are truly appreciative of them. [/quote]

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