Anonymous
Post 12/04/2025 20:11     Subject: Teachers do you want cookies?
I really appreciate when students give me baked goods, but I don’t feel comfortable eating them. If they don’t have chocolate, I put them out for the foxes behind my property. Otherwise I throw them away.

I agree that if you can’t give a gift but want to express appreciation, write a nice note.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 13:09     Subject: Teachers do you want cookies?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I love that every single year, teachers repeatedly say all they want is a sincere thank you note.

And every year, families ask, "but what about...?"

Just write the darn card.


Maybe the PTAs could change their old habits? They continue to ask families to buy and make cookies for school staff before winter break.


They do what is easy for them, not the best choice for the staff. Nothing should be homemade.


I live that we are distancing ourselves from any sort of trust or connection with other human beings. It is goinf to make it much easier for everyone when teachers are replaced with AI!
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 11:15     Subject: Teachers do you want cookies?
Anonymous wrote:Not a teacher but I work in a police station. We will eat cookies that a coworker brings in but don’t eat homemade cookies a citizens brings in. Too much risk. We say thank you then throw away.


What about store bought packaged cookies that are sealed from the manufacturer?
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 09:36     Subject: Teachers do you want cookies?
Swap gift cards. Happens all the time among teachers
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 09:30     Subject: Teachers do you want cookies?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There is so much food around the holidays. Most staff put cookies, candies, chocolates in the break room to share. Some of it gets eaten and whatever is leftover is thrown away.


This.


I was once in my ES teacher lounge before the holidays. It was filled with treats, unwanted gifts and even a pile of unwanted gift cards. Changed my habits for sure


Of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 09:29     Subject: Teachers do you want cookies?
Anonymous wrote:What stores or bakery have decent enough cookies to satisfy teachers and staff?


Henry's Sweet Retreat in Bethesda makes awesome cookies! I am sure there are many other places too. Weird response.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 09:27     Subject: Teachers do you want cookies?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There is so much food around the holidays. Most staff put cookies, candies, chocolates in the break room to share. Some of it gets eaten and whatever is leftover is thrown away.


This.


I was once in my ES teacher lounge before the holidays. It was filled with treats, unwanted gifts and even a pile of unwanted gift cards. Changed my habits for sure

A pile of unwanted gift cards? I'm trying to imagine this. Who wouldn't want a gift card to a restaurant or a store? It's a free meal or the chance to get a gift for yourself or someone in your family. Unless it was fast food that you don't eat. I hope someone donated the gift cards to a shelter or food bank.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 07:21     Subject: Teachers do you want cookies?
Anonymous wrote:I love that every single year, teachers repeatedly say all they want is a sincere thank you note.

And every year, families ask, "but what about...?"

Just write the darn card.


+1 Notes from parents/kids are the best - also drawings made by kids.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 06:38     Subject: Teachers do you want cookies?
It depends on the family. I have a friend who got drugged via canna butter a few years back from a student gift. It’s made me very nervous.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 06:33     Subject: Teachers do you want cookies?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am the teacher with the cop husband above.

If a student and/or parent hand makes me cookies, I will be really touched that they did so. I will eat some in front of the student to show how I am grateful, and I will take some home.

If a student or parent provides store bought cookies, I might eat them if it's an event at a time where I'm hungry or I might not. I won't take them into my house to eat, but if they are packaged I will find some place to donate them.

But I wouldn't exactly say I want cookies. I have a kid who loves to bake. We already have a lot of cookies. I don't need more.

If you want to make me happy spend 3 minutes writing a thank you note, or have your kid do it. Way cheaper and faster and better for my waistline.


So if your own kid wanted to bake their teacher cookies, what would you tell them? I hate to discourage my kids when they get their own idea about a gift, but it seems like they are generally not wanted.....


PP you are quoting. I’m not sure why hour take away from “I am touched to receive them, eat them and take them home” is that I don’t like them.

My kid does bake cookies for teachers. I assume they are like me and appreciate the gesture. I suggest he make a smaller quantity of something more labor intensive, so every teacher maybe gets 2 or 4 wrapped with ribbon. I also suggest that maybe he pick a random time and not the week before Christmas or Teacher Appreciation Week.

Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 06:25     Subject: Teachers do you want cookies?
Anonymous wrote:I love that every single year, teachers repeatedly say all they want is a sincere thank you note.

And every year, families ask, "but what about...?"

Just write the darn card.


I mean there are also of plenty of teachers who say they like gift cards. (But not Starbucks?)
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 06:24     Subject: Teachers do you want cookies?
Anonymous wrote:I am the teacher with the cop husband above.

If a student and/or parent hand makes me cookies, I will be really touched that they did so. I will eat some in front of the student to show how I am grateful, and I will take some home.

If a student or parent provides store bought cookies, I might eat them if it's an event at a time where I'm hungry or I might not. I won't take them into my house to eat, but if they are packaged I will find some place to donate them.

But I wouldn't exactly say I want cookies. I have a kid who loves to bake. We already have a lot of cookies. I don't need more.

If you want to make me happy spend 3 minutes writing a thank you note, or have your kid do it. Way cheaper and faster and better for my waistline.


So if your own kid wanted to bake their teacher cookies, what would you tell them? I hate to discourage my kids when they get their own idea about a gift, but it seems like they are generally not wanted.....
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 06:00     Subject: Teachers do you want cookies?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There is so much food around the holidays. Most staff put cookies, candies, chocolates in the break room to share. Some of it gets eaten and whatever is leftover is thrown away.


This.


I was once in my ES teacher lounge before the holidays. It was filled with treats, unwanted gifts and even a pile of unwanted gift cards. Changed my habits for sure
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 05:57     Subject: Teachers do you want cookies?
Anonymous wrote:Teachers are supposed to post their gift tastes as part of into materials / BSTN, so students/families can make a human connection and give a nice gift


I have never seen a teacher do this.
Anonymous
Post 12/02/2025 23:18     Subject: Teachers do you want cookies?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I love that every single year, teachers repeatedly say all they want is a sincere thank you note.

And every year, families ask, "but what about...?"

Just write the darn card.


Maybe the PTAs could change their old habits? They continue to ask families to buy and make cookies for school staff before winter break.


They do what is easy for them, not the best choice for the staff. Nothing should be homemade.