Anonymous
Post 12/20/2013 16:33     Subject: Holiday teacher appreciation gifts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Give what you can but $25 to each of three teachers (the OPs question) who spent 8 hours a day for the last four months with your kid seems the least you can do. Especially if your child likes school and is thriving in their care.

Please don't give cakes and candles. Not every one likes cakes and candles. Homemade cards and thank you's, yes. Cakes and candles they can live without (BTW, the reason they share it is because they don't want to eat it.).

- teacher with a box in the basement full of said candles (and frames and bath salts and warm, fuzzy socks) when I would have 100% preferred cash or gift cards


What school has an eight hour day?


Have you ever spent 7 hours with 20+ children? Trust by the end of the day it probably feels a lot like 8.


Teachers report by 8, they leave at 4, if they're lucky. That is 8 hours a day. Doesn't include the unaccounted, unpaid time they put in on evenings and weekends.


No one questioned when teachers report and leave.. The inquiry was in response to an assertion relating to teachers spending eight hours with students. Last I checked, teachers get lunch and planning time during specials. That is not to say they do not work hard at a difficult job. Overexaggeration adds nothing to the cause.
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2013 16:18     Subject: Holiday teacher appreciation gifts
*ever* eaten
Anonymous
Post 12/20/2013 16:18     Subject: Holiday teacher appreciation gifts
Teachers, have you even eaten homemade goods from students? We've given homemade goods as teacher gifts in the past, so now I am curious.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2013 11:07     Subject: Holiday teacher appreciation gifts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Give what you can but $25 to each of three teachers (the OPs question) who spent 8 hours a day for the last four months with your kid seems the least you can do. Especially if your child likes school and is thriving in their care.

Please don't give cakes and candles. Not every one likes cakes and candles. Homemade cards and thank you's, yes. Cakes and candles they can live without (BTW, the reason they share it is because they don't want to eat it.).

- teacher with a box in the basement full of said candles (and frames and bath salts and warm, fuzzy socks) when I would have 100% preferred cash or gift cards


What school has an eight hour day?


Have you ever spent 7 hours with 20+ children? Trust by the end of the day it probably feels a lot like 8.


Teachers report by 8, they leave at 4, if they're lucky. That is 8 hours a day. Doesn't include the unaccounted, unpaid time they put in on evenings and weekends.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2013 10:51     Subject: Holiday teacher appreciation gifts
Anonymous wrote:Teachers shouldn't come with a price tag. It stinks of a bribe. If I want to give a token like a mug or candy or some small gift, that should be more than sufficient.



Not if the whole class chips in to one big gift.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2013 23:47     Subject: Holiday teacher appreciation gifts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Give what you can but $25 to each of three teachers (the OPs question) who spent 8 hours a day for the last four months with your kid seems the least you can do. Especially if your child likes school and is thriving in their care.

Please don't give cakes and candles. Not every one likes cakes and candles. Homemade cards and thank you's, yes. Cakes and candles they can live without (BTW, the reason they share it is because they don't want to eat it.).

- teacher with a box in the basement full of said candles (and frames and bath salts and warm, fuzzy socks) when I would have 100% preferred cash or gift cards


What school has an eight hour day?


Have you ever spent 7 hours with 20+ children? Trust by the end of the day it probably feels a lot like 8.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2013 23:36     Subject: Holiday teacher appreciation gifts
25.00-50.00 gift card for teacher and classroom aide
10.00 gift card for admin staff
10.00 gift card or shared edible gift basket for aftercare staff if there are many

These are not tips, but small tokens of appreciation for the individuals who spend a significant amount of time and energy working with our children. Who doesn't appreciate a small token of appreciation every once in a while.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2013 23:29     Subject: Holiday teacher appreciation gifts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Homemade candles and a nice sponge cake with vanilla frosting is always a good choice. The teachers like to share the cakes with other teachers and they really enjoy taking a warm bath surrounded by flickering candles.


WTF?



This has to be a joke. Teachers do not consume homemade food items.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2013 17:32     Subject: Holiday teacher appreciation gifts
I have been a teacher for 15 years and have never once received a cash gift. That would be very inappropriate IMO.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2013 16:04     Subject: Holiday teacher appreciation gifts
Teachers shouldn't come with a price tag. It stinks of a bribe. If I want to give a token like a mug or candy or some small gift, that should be more than sufficient.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2013 13:51     Subject: Holiday teacher appreciation gifts
I can't believe this - cash gifts??? That seems a little unethical on an individual basis. Not how it was when I was growing up.

Why is a teacher posting they would have preferred cash gifts? Should nurses be tipped in the hospital? Not getting this on any level.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2013 12:05     Subject: Holiday teacher appreciation gifts
I am giving our teacher and aide a small gift, some chocolate, and a $25 STARBUCKS gift card.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2013 12:04     Subject: Holiday teacher appreciation gifts
Anonymous wrote:This year I contributed to the class fund and also gave $10 gift cards to the local coffee shop (not Starbucks) with baked goods included in bag.


God forbid.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2013 11:52     Subject: Holiday teacher appreciation gifts
This year I contributed to the class fund and also gave $10 gift cards to the local coffee shop (not Starbucks) with baked goods included in bag.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2013 11:43     Subject: Re:Holiday teacher appreciation gifts
We usually do something homemade + $50/ea for classroom teacher and full-time aide.

Check contribution to teacher appreciation fund

Homemade something (Card + baked good, etc.) for all other staff (after-care, specials, etc.)