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Anonymous wrote:NP. You don’t tip professionals. I don’t to my doctor, my lawyer, ny dentist, my therapist or my accountant. All of the above work hard and I am grateful for how they help me. I put teachers in the above group of highly educated people.

I tip or gift people who provide personal services for me and my family.

I’m not militant about this, but there is an air of noblesse oblige about it, especially in the wealthier schools and neighborhoods. ‘The poor teachers work so hard and aren’t paid enough.’ If you think that work should be more highly compensated, fight for policy changes to make that so for every teacher.

But those are all people you, personally, pay directly from your own bank account. A public school teacher is a public employee who works closely with your child. The relationship is quite different.

If you're more comfortable not gifting, that's totally fine! But why do so many people who don't want to give teacher gifts feel the need to drop their two cents (or outright freak out) in a thread where people who *do* want to get something are sharing ideas?

+1. Seriously. Teachers work hard, are paid less than many other professions, and don’t receive the respect they de reserve. I’m sure many parents are finding that out now with kids at home.

We like to say thank you with a small gift. You may not believe in that then just don’t do it. It’s ridiculous people on here trying to justify not doing it when no one asked you why you don’t.

Typo meant deserve

Folks not saying don't deserve, shouldn't get appreciation, but this becomes a massive posting debate every year not just this year about what to get as if they didn't read last years' posts or know aboiut gift cards! We've even had folks on here argue back and forth about buying teachers alchohol and how they are going to give it even when teachers have asked them not allowed to accept on premises. It's just become weird, if you want to do it fine, do so but why the need to post about it that's my question. Then argue about the suggestions folks post, most teachers gladly accept gift certificates and always have and yes gifts are supposed to be <$20. Now during this time, yes I do think that folks looking to be splashy spenders should be thinking elsewhere. Do teachers deserve praise, support, appreciation - why yes!

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Anonymous wrote:Amazon is the last company that needs our support right now. If you insist on giving a gift card, why not one to a local business?

Amazon provides many many many jobs.

Perhaps, but the company does not appear to have treated its employees particularly well. Moreover, Amazon takes plenty of jobs away from small, local businesses that have trouble competing. Think about what it will be like to live in DC if many of the small businesses disappear during this crisis.

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Anonymous wrote:Amazon is the last company that needs our support right now. If you insist on giving a gift card, why not one to a local business?

Amazon provides many many many jobs.

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Anonymous wrote:NP. You don’t tip professionals. I don’t to my doctor, my lawyer, ny dentist, my therapist or my accountant. All of the above work hard and I am grateful for how they help me. I put teachers in the above group of highly educated people.

I tip or gift people who provide personal services for me and my family.

I’m not militant about this, but there is an air of noblesse oblige about it, especially in the wealthier schools and neighborhoods. ‘The poor teachers work so hard and aren’t paid enough.’ If you think that work should be more highly compensated, fight for policy changes to make that so for every teacher.

But those are all people you, personally, pay directly from your own bank account. A public school teacher is a public employee who works closely with your child. The relationship is quite different.

If you're more comfortable not gifting, that's totally fine! But why do so many people who don't want to give teacher gifts feel the need to drop their two cents (or outright freak out) in a thread where people who *do* want to get something are sharing ideas?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. You don’t tip professionals. I don’t to my doctor, my lawyer, ny dentist, my therapist or my accountant. All of the above work hard and I am grateful for how they help me. I put teachers in the above group of highly educated people.

I tip or gift people who provide personal services for me and my family.

I’m not militant about this, but there is an air of noblesse oblige about it, especially in the wealthier schools and neighborhoods. ‘The poor teachers work so hard and aren’t paid enough.’ If you think that work should be more highly compensated, fight for policy changes to make that so for every teacher.

But those are all people you, personally, pay directly from your own bank account. A public school teacher is a public employee who works closely with your child. The relationship is quite different.

If you're more comfortable not gifting, that's totally fine! But why do so many people who don't want to give teacher gifts feel the need to drop their two cents (or outright freak out) in a thread where people who *do* want to get something are sharing ideas?

+1. Seriously. Teachers work hard, are paid less than many other professions, and don’t receive the respect they de reserve. I’m sure many parents are finding that out now with kids at home.

We like to say thank you with a small gift. You may not believe in that then just don’t do it. It’s ridiculous people on here trying to justify not doing it when no one asked you why you don’t.

Typo meant deserve

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. You don’t tip professionals. I don’t to my doctor, my lawyer, ny dentist, my therapist or my accountant. All of the above work hard and I am grateful for how they help me. I put teachers in the above group of highly educated people.

I tip or gift people who provide personal services for me and my family.

I’m not militant about this, but there is an air of noblesse oblige about it, especially in the wealthier schools and neighborhoods. ‘The poor teachers work so hard and aren’t paid enough.’ If you think that work should be more highly compensated, fight for policy changes to make that so for every teacher.

But those are all people you, personally, pay directly from your own bank account. A public school teacher is a public employee who works closely with your child. The relationship is quite different.

If you're more comfortable not gifting, that's totally fine! But why do so many people who don't want to give teacher gifts feel the need to drop their two cents (or outright freak out) in a thread where people who *do* want to get something are sharing ideas?

+1. Seriously. Teachers work hard, are paid less than many other professions, and don’t receive the respect they de reserve. I’m sure many parents are finding that out now with kids at home.

We like to say thank you with a small gift. You may not believe in that then just don’t do it. It’s ridiculous people on here trying to justify not doing it when no one asked you why you don’t.