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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, so this is teacher appreciation WEEK!

Why are the kids/families extorted into bringing in gifts?

Isn't their gift their weekly paychecks and/or every holiday off including the entire summer?

Enough already.[/quote]

Wow, such a nasty individual.  I dare you to say that publicly.[/quote]

I have said this publicly - minus the weekly paychecks/holiday/summer comment because I know they only get paid for the school year.  Think about it - how many do most families acknowledge teachers already on their own?  holidays, end of year.  Now they're adding birthdays and an entire week.  This is getting a little out of control.  No adult really needs to be "acknowledged" at work 8 times in a year.

So, I am choosing to not participate this year.  We gave a nice gift and a card for the holidays and will do the same at the end of the year.  We did not contribute for the teacher's birthday and we will not be contributing this week. [/quote]

Hello?

They get a year's salary for working 198 days.

This is my 20th year teaching elementary students in FCPS. I have never known classes to celebrate teachers' birthdays beyond the "happy birthday" wish and maybe some cards, and that's fine. Teacher Appreciation week is fairly low key. I hope nobody feels they have to bring in something. We are having a lunch at 1:00 which is provided by our PTA. Honestly, some of the best ways to show appreciation is to send a letter. Be specific about how the teacher has helped your child. We can add those to our local files or you can copy the principal in an email.

I confused about the "weekly paychecks" part of your statement. We get paid once a month, but either way, why does it matter?[/quote]

For teacher's birthdays in our school they ask a parent to bring in coffee in the morning to the teacher, a parent to pick up and deliver lunch from the teacher's favorite lunch spot, and then someone provide a cupcakes/cake for the snack time, and then everyone else to contribute money for a gift card.  Plus the same thing happens at the holidays with money for a gift card, then 5 days of expected gifs/food for teacher appreciation week.  It's a little ridiculous.

As for the weekly paycheck I was just quoting the pp.  Doesn't matter how often you get paid, but I was saying that I don't agree with the "teachers get summers off" comment because while you have it off you aren't get paid for it.  Your contracted to work a specific timeframe during the year and that's what you are paid for.  [/quote]

They get a year's salary for working 198 days.[/quote]

PP you are responding to...as other have just said - teachers get paid for the months/days they work and not over the summer.  We opt to spread my DH's paychecks (a teacher/faculty at a local private school) out over the year, but his contract is negotiated for a salary that covers 10 months of the year.  He doesn't get paid for the other 2 months and he doesn't work for them for those 2 months.  So, it's ludicrous to act like they "get" paid leave over the summer.

I STILL don't believe I should have to "appreciate" my kids' teachers for birthdays, holidays, end of year, AND for a week during the school year.  My DH recieves very heartfelt notes from parents and students and sometimes they have gift cards or gifts that are much appreciated.  He, and I, however appreciate the notes of thanks more than anything else.  I keep everyone of them in a file.  I'm glad to hear that it sounds like celebrating the teacher's birthday with coordinated gifts is a rare occasion but I guess I'm not surprised based on my neighborhood full of bored SAHMs.  [/quote]

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