Presents for Teacher.

Quality

Any ideas for something different, Other than the usual?

Wines, Choclates, Candles... Etc...


Thanks

TequilaMockingBird

I heard from an excellent source today that they prefer the ole' Vino. Chocs, candles etc are not on the favourites list.

So I bought candles. LOL.

barbiegirl

2 or 3 of you club together and get him/her a voucher for beauticians or something like that, they'd love it.

deisemum

I got a One4All giftcard and flowers for my older boy's teacher because she's been fantastic to him and has him well prepared for secondary, she's just amazing, has done a lot of extra things for her class and I cannot praise her enough and she treats her pupils with respect. My son had a dreadful time at the hands of a previous teacher and we really appreciate his current teacher who got him interested in learning again.

I got my younger son's teacher a One4All giftcard, he's only 23 years old so hasn't a lot of experience yet but he's covered some amount of work (compared to other teachers) and is very enthusiastic compared to some of the older biddies :rolleyes: He's also very sporty which earns brownie points with my boys. We just want to show this teacher that his hard work has been appreciated and that he's doing a great job.

TequilaMockingBird

Oh but in Sueme's house we are handmaking the cards. Oh yes. Shop bought cards? As if....






(Guess who'll be covered in glitter and sticky felt tonight while Missy's sleeping? )

Quality

Well I gave in, I had way much to do tonight, A nice bottle of Faustino V and a box of after eights, will have to do....

She did well at Christmas, I got her lovely Newbridge silver decorations for the tree.

Thanks for the help girls... Next year I will have to be on the ball!!

Loopy

Quality wrote: »

Well I gave in, I had way much to do tonight, A nice bottle of Faustino V and a box of after eights, will have to do....

She did well at Christmas, I got her lovely Newbridge silver decorations for the tree.

Thanks for the help girls... Next year I will have to be on the ball!!

Christ, I feel totally inadequate now.. Newbridge silver:eek: I got her chocolates:o

Quality

looptheloop wrote: »

Christ, I feel totally inadequate now.. Newbridge silver:eek: I got her chocolates:o

They were on sale in Carraig Donn... Shusshhhhh;)

TequilaMockingBird

Yous an yer posh pressies...

My girl has 4 teachers (and a home tutor), candles and homemade cards shall have to do!



On a side note, this my first summer off with my child, I've always worked since she started school (which explains cheap pressies!). From 12 today - WE'RE FREEEE!!!

Loopy

sueme wrote: »

Yous an yer posh pressies...

My girl has 4 teachers (and a home tutor), candles and homemade cards shall have to do!



On a side note, this my first summer off with my child, I've always worked since she started school (which explains cheap pressies!). From 12 today - WE'RE FREEEE!!!

Oh you lucky sod:p

Enjoy.....Hope the bloody weather picks up...

Carrigart Exile

Quality wrote: »

Any ideas for something different, Other than the usual?

Wines, Choclates, Candles... Etc...


Thanks

As a now skint parent who has had to fork out for teacher, teaching assistant, lollipop lady, jannie, etc.......when did this nonsense start? We never did any of this when I was at primary school (late 60s/early 70s) and it was deemed unneccessary (the greatest gift for teacher was seeing the back of us for 6 weeks). I feel kinda conned and I suspect it was the Hallmark/card industry that started this rubbish.:(

ArthurDent

Carrigart Exile wrote: »

As a now skint parent who has had to fork out for teacher, teaching assistant, lollipop lady, jannie, etc.......when did this nonsense start? We never did any of this when I was at primary school (late 60s/early 70s) and it was deemed unneccessary (the greatest gift for teacher was seeing the back of us for 6 weeks). I feel kinda conned and I suspect it was the Hallmark/card industry that started this rubbish.:(

Don't go big for expensive pressies here - 2 teachers 4 SNA's and a learning support teacher for my 2 boyos

We made homemade buns and the boyos iced them and brought them in. Made cards and hubbie and I wrote a note to one of the teachers and the learning support techer that were fab with DS2 all year.

DenMan

Teachers do drink a lot don't they?, well some of them. It is a highly stressful job. So why not help them flush out all the toxins from their body. A gift voucher from The Sea Weed Baths in Strandhill would do the trick. (That is of course if you are in the Sligo area.) if not you could inquire elsewhere as I am sure it is catching on as a result of the recent Nationwide review of it.

beaushalloe

sounds cheesy but a nice house plant would be welcome, and for younger teachers a small made up basket of toileteries (shower gel, body lotion, etc) always looks nice.

i once got a teddie with a tag saying worlds best teacher and it was fantastic! i also loved a sparkly silver chain belt from next that the child got cause it has pink in it and she knew i loved pink. it was purely the thought from the child and that was what meant the most.

Nevyn

It has gotten to the stage that some school have had to put in a policy with guidelines about the types and the cost of presents.

watna

My mum's a secondary school teacher and you should see the swag she comes home with at Christmas!

Last year she got a free free range turkey (and got to pick which one from the farm when it was alive!) and homemade pud in addition to all the wine, chocolates and candles. It was great!

John Mason

wow, presents for teachers!!!!!!!!!!!

i thought parents would be under enough financial pressures without being expected to buy presents for the teachers.

my friends childrens school has a "no present policy" which i think is only right

etcetc

as a mere man i was recently asked this question and i politely suggested we get the teacher nothing

i really dont understand why this should now be the norm

yes of course we appreciate them but we also pay for the pleasure(montessori) we even get to pay when bank holidays etc conincide with our days and sometimes on the fridays they take off when also to make bank holiday weekend even more enjoyable. also if you arrive late they will remind you of hours of operation

where does it all stop?

*melanie*

what the feck?!!! presents for teachers?!thats a laugh! whats that for?to say thanks for teaching my kid?but they are not doing it as a favour to anyone,they are actually getting paid to do this!they must be laughing in the faces of those who buy prezzies for them,as i say...it is their paid job to teach our kids,not a favour. what is this world coming too?

run_Forrest_run

to the last three posters "Thank you thank you & thank you!"

I was biting my tongue reading this up to now. We all give the teachers three nice presents every years, June, July and August via our taxes!

Listen, some parents give presents because they feel it gives their little Johnny an advantage over the other kids when it comes to priority in the classroom...it's all nonsense, pure and utter nonsense.

It's this type of rubbish that demonstrates clearly that we need a recession and need it badly...too much money and not enough brains and common sense.

*melanie*

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

to the last three posters "Thank you thank you & thank you!"

I was biting my tongue reading this up to now. We all give the teachers three nice presents every years, June, July and August via our taxes!

Listen, some parents give presents because they feel it gives their little Johnny an advantage over the other kids when it comes to priority in the classroom...it's all nonsense, pure and utter nonsense.

It's this type of rubbish that demonstrates clearly that we need a recession and need it badly...too much money and not enough brains and common sense.

no problemo!! you are right on the idea,some people do just have too much money,and probably{not saying im right} think buying teachers prezzies will give their little one an advantage.but as u say...nonsense.teacher prob goes home with bottle of wine,drinks it and forgets who even got it for them!!

Hotblack Desiato

*melanie* wrote: »

teacher prob goes home with bottle of wine,drinks it and forgets who even got it for them!!

If I was a teacher, I'd probably be drinking to forget, too!

But just because someone is doing a job many people wouldn't do, while getting well paid for it, doesn't mean they should get presents for doing their job. It's no different to years ago when the binmen would go door to door at Christmas with their hand out. Families are under enough financial pressures these days without American-inspired nonsense like inviting ALL the kids in the class to a day out on your child's birthday, presents for teachers, and other guff probably invented by Hallmark to boost business. Then there's our own pernicious traditions of bankrupting yourself at communions, confirmations and Christmases so the neighbours don't 'show you up' :rolleyes:

Happy Love Day!

oh well

neighbour is a teacher and she came home with 18 smelly sets, 6 bottles of wine, 5 bunches of flowers and a hand made book token by one child using a technique they learnt during the year. guess which one she still has and knows who gave it to her.

Only twice given in presents to teachers and these were only in cases where the teacher went above and beyond call of duty to my children. I see it in same way as restaurant tipping - only where the job is better than expected, as teachers will tell you they get well paid for their jobs.

definitely think we've lost the plot on the lark of present giving. roll on the recession!!!

Nevyn

This year it was the two teachers and my son's SNA so we went with 8 large strawberries each dipped in dark chocolate and placed in a greaseproof paper bundle which the kids had decorated the outside of and tied up with a ribbon.

The kids had fun, it was easy and certainly differnt and they were well recieved.

Malari

Thaedydal wrote: »

It has gotten to the stage that some school have had to put in a policy with guidelines about the types and the cost of presents.

That's crazy! My mother's a teacher and she gets some lovely stuff (wine, chocs, candles included) and some rotten pound shop crap too, but the cards that come with the gifts are always displayed proudly on the window-sill for weeks.

Believe me, the thought does count A LOT more than the value of the gifts. She puts in a lot of effort and it's a lovely feeling to be appreciated.

*melanie*

Malari wrote: »

My mother's a teacher and she gets some lovely stuff (wine, chocs, candles included) and some rotten pound shop crap too,

well that doesnt sound very appreiciated! that rotten pound shop stuff you speak of is still someones hard earned cash,regardless of how much it cost.

MJOR

I used to work in cosmetics (thinks wistfully back to the:rolleyes: freebies) and the amount of parents buying the teachers giftsets was unreal.....

I always thought... When i have them my poor kids.....Candles and chocolates is all they will be giving if the teacher is male a bottle of blue stratus

lawgirl

I don't understand some posters saying that buying a teacher a present at Christmas and end of year is new.... I'm a child of the 80's and I always got my teacher a present - so did all my class mates (and there wasn't much spare cash around in those days I can tell you!!). My father in law is a primary teacher and you should see the stuff he gets (bottles of really nice brandy, bottles of vino, ties, socks!!, etc!!) - its amazing and he appreciates every last one of those presents. Incidentially, he's been getting presents since he started teaching in the 70's and most of his pupils are children of children he taught (he's like an institution in our town!!).

Malari

*melanie* wrote: »

well that doesnt sound very appreiciated! that rotten pound shop stuff you speak of is still someones hard earned cash,regardless of how much it cost.

You missed the point I was making, which is that it's the thought that counts.

Hotblack Desiato

lawgirl wrote: »

I don't understand some posters saying that buying a teacher a present at Christmas and end of year is new....

It was unheard of, I was in sixth class in 1983... Where I grew up not all the kids were getting proper meals and clothes never mind f***ing presents for the teacher.

My father in law is a primary teacher and you should see the stuff he gets (bottles of really nice brandy, bottles of vino, ties, socks!!, etc!!)

This is ridiculous (imho) and an unnecessary financial burden on families. Don't we give enough money to him already in our taxes? I do totally agree however with home-made cards etc. as this is fun for the kids to do, nearly free and no doubt more appreciated anyway (unless teach really is a greedy git.)

lawgirl

ninja900 wrote: »

Don't we give enough money to him already in our taxes?

Do you know how much teachers get paid to look after, nurture, care for and provide education to kids everyday? Starting off its €28k, not bad I hear you say - but have you ever had to look after 25, 8 year olds for a week, let alone a school term? For example a creche would get paid approx €22.5k to do this for a MONTH. I don't think they get paid nearly enough. Teachers provide a fundamental service in our country, and its nice to show that they are appreciated, and yes, even if that is a hand made card, every gift is appreciated just for the thought of it.

*melanie*

lawgirl wrote: »

Do you know how much teachers get paid to look after, nurture, care for and provide education to kids everyday? Starting off its €28k, not bad I hear you say - but have you ever had to look after 25, 8 year olds for a week, let alone a school term? For example a creche would get paid approx €22.5k to do this for a MONTH. I don't think they get paid nearly enough. Teachers provide a fundamental service in our country, and its nice to show that they are appreciated, and yes, even if that is a hand made card, every gift is appreciated just for the thought of it.

28 grand? who cares what they get paid...its their choice to do the job,they picked the job knowing what teachers salarys can be like,and knowing that they will be minding 25+ kids.

Hotblack Desiato

We're back to the binman complaining "ooh I have to pick up dirty rubbish all year, give me money".

Malari

I don't think teachers ask for or expect gifts. Like other posters keep saying, it is nice to be appreciated, however. Many teachers just go in, do the minimum required and don't take any special interest in the kids. Some do spend a lot of extra time and care and are loved by the kids they teach. I don't think there's anything wrong with giving a teacher a small token of appreciation in this case. There's no onus on everyone to give something.

Carrigart Exile

ninja900 wrote: »

We're back to the binman complaining "ooh I have to pick up dirty rubbish all year, give me money".

now there's a guy that would appreciate bath salts

Catari Jaguar

My mam used to get practical things like salad bowls and photo frames.

I didn't make out too well this year. Box of chocolates, bunch of flowers and a few cards. I don't think my infants realised they weren't going to have me anymore. :( My fave thing is a card written by the child "Thanks for teaching me. I love you Teacher. " awwwh. Romanian families have a tradition of bringing flowers for the new teacher on first day of school and that was the cutest surprise I ever got.:)

Other teachers were weighed down with bunches of flowers, bath sets, jewelery etc. We teach beside the flats and you get some mad tack, it's so thoughtful but I don't think the staff are into huge gold hoopy earrings... TBH, the chocolates get opened at lunch and shared in staff room, the box sets are usually passed on to other people as presents but booze always goes down well. Teachers and their white wine Fridays...

Catari Jaguar

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

to the last three posters "Thank you thank you & thank you!"

I was biting my tongue reading this up to now. We all give the teachers three nice presents every years, June, July and August via our taxes!

Listen, some parents give presents because they feel it gives their little Johnny an advantage over the other kids when it comes to priority in the classroom...it's all nonsense, pure and utter nonsense.

It's this type of rubbish that demonstrates clearly that we need a recession and need it badly...too much money and not enough brains and common sense.

I disagree with you on so many levels. As a teacher, I found that post unfair and insulting.

- Teachers work in June.
- No teachers expect presents.
- Teachers won't give a child special treatment because they got a box set. No children are given 'priority'. Not in my classroom anyways.
- To a lot of children "Teacher" is like a member of the family, and some are more of a Mother/ father figure then the parents themselves. To infants, teacher is one of the most important people in their lives.
- Teachers do build special bonds with some children, can get attached and make a huge difference in the lives of some children
- There's nothing wrong with a parent showing some appreciation to a teacher
- This is not a new thing, my Gran was a teacher 50 years ago and got presents. My Mam used to give presents to my fave teachers in the 80s.
Are you so broke that you can't afford a card or bunch of flowers?

*melanie*

Lil Kitten wrote: »

I disagree with you on so many levels. As a teacher, I found that post unfair and insulting.


- No teachers expect presents.
- Teachers won't give a child special treatment because they got a box set. No children are given 'priority'. Not in my classroom anyways.

Are you so broke that you can't afford a card or bunch of flowers?

i know you are not quoting me in what u say...but i can help but say that you cannot speak for every teacher in ireland when you say 'no teacher expects presents...you dont know that for sure do you?and i would personally imagine that some do expect them.
and also you cant know for sure that a child wont get special treatment for giving teacher a present,fair enough,not in your classroom...but very possible in others.
also,nobody said they are 'broke' and cant afford a bunch of flowers,some people just wont buy flowers for someone that is already getting rewarded for their work.{wages}.

Well, I know for a fact that some teachers give away those pressies you put so much thought into. Every Christmas for years my s-i -l who is a teacher used to give me stuff, and I KNOW she did not buy it. She took me to be a fool until I confronted her.:D:D

Gary ITR

Carrigart Exile wrote: »

I suspect it was the Hallmark/card industry that started this rubbish.:(

When i worked for cadburys a big part of the promotional calendar was 'Thanks for Teacher'. When I was in primary school (88-96) There was none of this lark

Quality

IF you dont want to give a teacher a present that is fine, your choice...

TBH, I buy a present for the teacher because I appreciate the hard work that they do. My daughter has liked all her teachers and it is just a gesture of thanks.

I dont do it for my child to get an advantage, why would I give a present at the end of the school term in that case? Its hardly of any use when the teacher is no longer teaching the child.

littlebitdull

I sometimes give gifts if the teacher has been exceptional. They are always something home made, a cake, card or something cross-stitched. As an end of year gift I dont do it as a matter of course, just if I feel its something deserved.

I would always give a small christmas gift, as that is a normal gift giving occasion, as opposted to the end of year gifts - which seem to me to be a thanks for doing your job and getting paid for it gift wtf?

This christmas I altered a notebook for my DDs teacher, put quite a bit of effort into it - personalising it with her name etc. I did not expect bouquets thrown my way for it, but I never got so much as a thank you.

So when it came to end of year ... she simply got a card. I sent in in with my daughter in the morning, spoke to the teacher at end of the day, and again not so much as an acknowledgement.

A simple thank you would go a long long way.....

littlebitdull

Lil Kitten wrote: »

I didn't make out too well this year. Box of chocolates, bunch of flowers and a few cards. I don't think my infants realised they weren't going to have me anymore. :( My fave thing is a card written by the child "Thanks for teaching me. I love you Teacher. " awwwh. Romanian families have a tradition of bringing flowers for the new teacher on first day of school and that was the cutest surprise I ever got.:)

Other teachers were weighed down with bunches of flowers, bath sets, jewelery etc. We teach beside the flats and you get some mad tack, it's so thoughtful but I don't think the staff are into huge gold hoopy earrings... TBH, the chocolates get opened at lunch and shared in staff room, the box sets are usually passed on to other people as presents but booze always goes down well. Teachers and their white wine Fridays...

And then some body says that teachers dont expect gifts. When the post immediately before it clearly shows that they do. Otherwise why say you did not do so well....or that they did not realise you were not having them anymore. Did you feel that they were expecting to give you your gift next year then?

Hotblack Desiato

littlebitdull wrote: »

I would always give a small christmas gift, as that is a normal gift giving occasion

For friends and family, yes... :rolleyes:
A good dose of recession will put a stop to this sort of nonsense, so it's not all bad news.

*melanie*

ninja900 wrote: »

For friends and family, yes... :rolleyes:
A good dose of recession will put a stop to this sort of nonsense, so it's not all bad news.

too true ninja,too true.

killbillvol2

When I saw this thread I wondered how long it would take for the "chips on the shoulders" brigade to emerge!

*melanie* do you seriously think a teacher would give preferential treatment to a child because he/she had received a present? Seriously? :rolleyes:

*melanie*

killbillvol2 wrote: »

When I saw this thread I wondered how long it would take for the "chips on the shoulders" brigade to emerge!

*melanie* do you seriously think a teacher would give preferential treatment to a child because he/she had received a present? Seriously? :rolleyes:

yes i do

John Mason

lawgirl wrote: »

I don't understand some posters saying that buying a teacher a present at Christmas and end of year is new.... I'm a child of the 80's and I always got my teacher a present - so did all my class mates (and there wasn't much spare cash around in those days I can tell you!!). My father in law is a primary teacher and you should see the stuff he gets (bottles of really nice brandy, bottles of vino, ties, socks!!, etc!!) - its amazing and he appreciates every last one of those presents. Incidentially, he's been getting presents since he started teaching in the 70's and most of his pupils are children of children he taught (he's like an institution in our town!!).

I am a child of the 70's (well started school in the 80's and finished in the 90's) we never gave presents to the teacher and neither did anyone in my class - i am finding this all really strange

*melanie*

littlebitdull wrote: »

And then some body says that teachers dont expect gifts. When the post immediately before it clearly shows that they do. Otherwise why say you did not do so well....or that they did not realise you were not having them anymore. Did you feel that they were expecting to give you your gift next year then?

i think you have that spot on,it definatly suggests that gifts are expected,that shows without shadow of a doubt.