http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/06/teachergift.html A dad's eye view of baby and toddler stuff Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:34:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.thingamababy.com/baby/2009/06/teachergift.html/comment-page-1#comment-26044 Tiffany Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:39:58 +0000 http://www.thingamababy.com/?p=3379#comment-26044 Love the ideas for end of year thanks for teachers. My mom's been a teacher for 30 years, and the "thanks" that she treasures are exactly these- letters, notes, and cards actually written (or at least signed, depending on age) by the students, and small gifts that have actual meaning- like the plants described. No mugs. No hokey apple stuff. Some teachers, yes, will say they "love it". They are not the large percentage. You can only use so many mugs and "best teacher" signs before off they go to Goodwill or the Salvation Army. How about school supplies? Crayons? Markers? Glue? Super-big packs of colored paper? Things teachers need and buy out of THEIR OWN MONEY for your children (and mine) to use during the year, since I'm pretty sure by now we all know that schools just don't have the money for that kind of stuff. So, make the gift meaningful or make it useful in the classroom. And the notes these children wrote are perfect! Thanks AJ for reminding everyone :) and I'll get off my soapbox now. Love the ideas for end of year thanks for teachers. My mom’s been a teacher for 30 years, and the “thanks” that she treasures are exactly these- letters, notes, and cards actually written (or at least signed, depending on age) by the students, and small gifts that have actual meaning- like the plants described. No mugs. No hokey apple stuff. Some teachers, yes, will say they “love it”. They are not the large percentage. You can only use so many mugs and “best teacher” signs before off they go to Goodwill or the Salvation Army. How about school supplies? Crayons? Markers? Glue? Super-big packs of colored paper? Things teachers need and buy out of THEIR OWN MONEY for your children (and mine) to use during the year, since I’m pretty sure by now we all know that schools just don’t have the money for that kind of stuff. So, make the gift meaningful or make it useful in the classroom. And the notes these children wrote are perfect! Thanks AJ for reminding everyone :) and I’ll get off my soapbox now.

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