Anonymous
Post 12/22/2018 18:52     Subject: teacher gave my ds gift to her to someone else
Anonymous wrote:I had kids give me cookies and stuff last week. I asked them, "Do you mind if I share? I want one now but don't want to eat in front of all of you!" Obviously the real reason is I cannot possibly consume all those cookies. The kids were always cool with it and I hyped them up as I went around handing them to students; "Thank Tyler for the cookies!" teacher probably should have done something like that. Sorry your kid is bummed.


I like this approach!!
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2018 12:06     Subject: teacher gave my ds gift to her to someone else
Still totally rude! Insensitive and downright crass. I am not sure if I would let her know as she seems like a teacher who would take retribution out on your child.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2018 09:37     Subject: Re:teacher gave my ds gift to her to someone else
Teacher here. I was always taught to assume the best in people so I would chalk it up to her mistake. I teach in a low income school so I rarely get a gift from a student. It is really not necessary and do not feel like you should because you think you should. I've gotten so very nice cards from parents and students that I keep and will remember for a lot longer than chocolate. One student gave my chocolate yesterday but I don't like white chocolate so I gave it to my colleague after school.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2018 09:14     Subject: Re:teacher gave my ds gift to her to someone else
Anonymous wrote:Rude. But, if you are going to give a gift, just do a gift card. Aside from the PP, teachers are notorious for not wanting the random stuff that people buy them. No food, no lotion, no coffee mug, no crappy junk.


or. just dont buy anything since it wont be appreciated
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2018 07:32     Subject: teacher gave my ds gift to her to someone else
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sounds like the teacher misplaced her bag of prizes and panicked.


Or her gift bags looked a lot like the gift she received and she didn’t notice in the moment. I would explain it that way to my child. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes.


I totally could see myself doing that. There were at least 45 envelopes and thirty gift bags on my desk yesterday. My classes weren’t wild, but we did play a very competitive game and I handed out prizes in a frenzy right before the bell.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2018 07:21     Subject: teacher gave my ds gift to her to someone else
Anonymous wrote:Sounds like the teacher misplaced her bag of prizes and panicked.


Or her gift bags looked a lot like the gift she received and she didn’t notice in the moment. I would explain it that way to my child. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2018 07:00     Subject: teacher gave my ds gift to her to someone else
Teacher was not taught manners.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2018 06:58     Subject: teacher gave my ds gift to her to someone else
I had kids give me cookies and stuff last week. I asked them, "Do you mind if I share? I want one now but don't want to eat in front of all of you!" Obviously the real reason is I cannot possibly consume all those cookies. The kids were always cool with it and I hyped them up as I went around handing them to students; "Thank Tyler for the cookies!" teacher probably should have done something like that. Sorry your kid is bummed.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2018 06:44     Subject: Re:teacher gave my ds gift to her to someone else
I’m a teacher. I eat all the chocolate and candy that kids give me, and also bring them home to share with my own kids. I appreciate them even if my butt doesn’t ?! I actually prefer very small token gifts that don’t really require a formal thank you note, because that’s a gift too. I tend to forget to write kids’ notes in the craziness of the holidays and then feel very guilty! But teachers are telling the truth when they say they most appreciate a note. I save those and they’re meaningful to me. I’d never give away a child’s gift in front of them, though I have shared goodies with kids if I know there are no allergy concerns.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2018 06:35     Subject: Re:teacher gave my ds gift to her to someone else
Rude. But, if you are going to give a gift, just do a gift card. Aside from the PP, teachers are notorious for not wanting the random stuff that people buy them. No food, no lotion, no coffee mug, no crappy junk.
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2018 23:46     Subject: Re:teacher gave my ds gift to her to someone else
for those who thought it wasn't a nice gift, speak for yourself. chocolate is awesome and if you can't eat it, it's so easy to share with other staff, your kids or husband. But giving it away in front of the giver is beyond rude. if you cant get that through your thick head, then you are beyond help.
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2018 22:50     Subject: Re:teacher gave my ds gift to her to someone else
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:unbelievable. the same thing happened to my daughter. I wonder if it is the same teacher. she wrote a nice card and gave a small bag of chocolates. they had some scavenger hunt and the teacher gave my daughters gift to the winning team. a group of girls that are not nice to my daughter. she was so stunned she didn't know what to do. this is middle school. I thought about not doing gifts but my daughter wanted to. she reported back that only 2 out of 8 staff were genuinely thankful. so no gifts anymore. it was so different in elem. school. and to think, I almost threw a gift card in each bag!! I told my daughter that some.people are tacky and this teacher, who she likes, was rude but to not make a.big deal out of it. we both lost respect for her.


Teachers. Don't. Want. Those. Gifts.

Get it into your thick head.



You are rude. Learn how to graciously receive gifts. It is not very hard to do.


I am not a teacher, and graciously receive gifts But understand that teachers in general do not need or want that sort of gift.



Every teacher on my team was thrilled with chocolate this week. Even the obviously discounted after Halloween and rebagged kind. In fact, we stood in hallway at 3:15 every day and shared with each other. Please continue to give chocolate. I promise to not give it to another kid. Even my own. It all went in teacher bellies.
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2018 22:45     Subject: teacher gave my ds gift to her to someone else
Rude!
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2018 22:38     Subject: Re:teacher gave my ds gift to her to someone else
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:unbelievable. the same thing happened to my daughter. I wonder if it is the same teacher. she wrote a nice card and gave a small bag of chocolates. they had some scavenger hunt and the teacher gave my daughters gift to the winning team. a group of girls that are not nice to my daughter. she was so stunned she didn't know what to do. this is middle school. I thought about not doing gifts but my daughter wanted to. she reported back that only 2 out of 8 staff were genuinely thankful. so no gifts anymore. it was so different in elem. school. and to think, I almost threw a gift card in each bag!! I told my daughter that some.people are tacky and this teacher, who she likes, was rude but to not make a.big deal out of it. we both lost respect for her.


Teachers. Don't. Want. Those. Gifts.

Get it into your thick head.



You are rude. Learn how to graciously receive gifts. It is not very hard to do.


I am not a teacher, and graciously receive gifts But understand that teachers in general do not need or want that sort of gift.

Anonymous
Post 12/21/2018 22:28     Subject: Re:teacher gave my ds gift to her to someone else
Anonymous wrote:Lots of people are anorexic/eating disordered and without manners these days and sugary gifts aren’t so welcome. Yes teacher was rude but at least your gift was used by someone else. It wasn’t the right gift for the teacher obviously but you had no way to know that.


Fixed it for you.