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I have always given my son's teachers a small gift at the end of the year as a thank you. But it gets expensive since my oldest has three seperate teachers, plus his regular one for his special services, and I don't want to leave them out because they have helped him so much. Does anyone have any suggestions on some inexpensive, but original gifts? Or even something my son's could make that would be simple? I usually get them something from Yankee for around $10 each, but with 5 teachers to buy for, it gets pricey and we just cannot afford it.
Do any of you not do this or is it a normal thing to do these days?
I know what you mean, my son has 5 teachers, and my daughter 3, and that's just in their direct classroom. I once made up a bag with a cup-cake mix and little napkins. Another year I did plants. Just a small token. All the teachers I know say something small and usable is appreciated even if it's just a $5 gift card.
OP check out pinterest for some ideas theres plenty of crafty gifts you could make them will run you under $10 each. Just type teacher gifts into the search bar.
Speaking as a teacher, I'd just as soon have a hand-drawn card made by my students. I have several that I've collected over the years, and I pull them out occasionally to look at them -- they never fail to make me smile.
(And I teach high school, BTW, not elementary school -- the cards are precious no matter the student's age.)
I sent $25 EACH for 6 teachers for our Annual Teacher Appreciation Luncheon. Each teacher gets a list of who contributed and what I call secondary teachers/assistants get to go too since basically only 1 ticket is needed for each teacher. I'm sure I was not the only one in the class who contributed. Excess goes into a general fund.
I do not give Christmas gifts or any other kind of gift during the school year but at the beginning of each year I send in dry erase supplies, kleenex, etc kind of classroom supplies which should not be considered gifts.
Last year we had a tremendous teacher who helped a lot and I knit a scarf for her which I sent to school for no special occasion. I have 3 other scarves going right now for future gifts. Doesn't cost a lot and can be done in evenings while watch TV.
I also encourage my kids to write sincere notes to the teachers.
I think a heartfelt note is worth a lot. If you'd like to do more a small giftcard to Starbucks or Target is fine.
I am not sure why this custom is so wide spread, and I'm not a fan.
It gets expensive.
IF a teacher is especially good and had an impact on my child, I don't mind a small gift such as a gift card to Starbucks, or Target. Two things most people will use along with a note. Other gifts I have given are $20 to the local movie theater or Barns and Nobel. Twenty at most.
Candy is not always welcome these days, nor are baked goods.
If the teacher was nothing special, or worse; I give nothing.
I value education highly, but not all teachers are gems. They are payed for what they do.
Since I was in school, the quality of teachers at the elementary level, has diminished considerably. Many of the teachers are graduates of some of the worst, non - competitive four year colleges, and are hardly intellectuals. Some are slackers in fact.
My kids are in high high school now, so fortunately, the days of "forced teacher gift giving" have passed.
However, I an more than happy to give a heartfelt note and a small gift to any teacher who has had an impact on my children.
At the end of the year the class parents collect 20 buckeroos from each family. They then buy the teacher an Amex gift card. This is for the main teacher. Not sure about the other teachers who teach music, art, science, gym etc. I always forget about them.
I find that writing a note of appreciation citing the things the teacher did for your child that went above and beyond the call can go a long way. We send this to the admins for insertion into the teacher's personnel file.
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