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Parents forced to double spend on teachers' gifts
A Harrods hamper, a Tiffany necklace, a day at a spa or a holiday in the family villa!! and that is just for teaching a child for one year??
what should a cm get after several consecutive years of care, endless nappy changes, love and care etc etc etc???
Parents forced to double spending on teacher's gifts - Telegraph
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What a load of nonsense - sorry but it makes me mad why do people see everything as a competition ?
At the end of the day it is the gesture surely not the gift - perhaps I am just being naiive.
Sam x
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You buy a gft because you appreciate what they have done. Not to get one over the parents. My children's teachers will have homemade biscuits plus a gift.
When someone tells you nothing is impossible, tell them to go slam a revolving door
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Make sure you don't take a nibble at the biscuits before she gets them!!
I am still giggling at the parent who gave a half drunk bottle of wine!!!
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That does not surprise me at all. It's been going on for years in the private sector
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Simona
I'll have the villa please never been one for jewellery lol
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Books for the school/class/nursery and hand made cards
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i write a card, dd/ds make one. I write a message that I mean - thank you's are not about spending money it's about what you say and what you think - it s so ridiculous parents are spending this much money and makes me feel even worse but I KNOW that most teachers get so many chocs, and mugs they give half of them away
if you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got
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Oh for goodness sake...since when has buying a gift for teachers become a competition?!
I've always bought a little gift for my sons teachers, and DS makes a card...
This year I'm doing something a little different...we've made these
Found this idea on Pinterest and thought they were fun!
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And was thinking about making these up for the new term...
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Both these ideas are meant to be useful, thoughtful and will not cost the earth to make
Sarah x
Sarah, Bumble Beez x x
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My daughter has made a card and we wil both write a message in it but that will be it from us. There is a class collection £10 each.....that would make £300 if everyone contributed!!!.....I find it easy to say that I won't be contributing thanks and have never bowed to the pressure of giving too much.....
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Originally Posted by
VeggieSausage
My daughter has made a card and we wil both write a message in it but that will be it from us. There is a class collection £10 each.....that would make £300 if everyone contributed!!!.....I find it easy to say that I won't be contributing thanks and have never bowed to the pressure of giving too much.....
This is very excessive. As a teacher I would have been very embarrassed to receive such a high amount. A bunch of flowers from the class and a few cards is more than enough. Teachers do not even get this amount in the collection from their colleagues when they leave and have spent a lifetime at a school.
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My dd is leaving infants this year and so a parent has arranged some lovely gifts. We've contributed £10 each and there's 19 in the class. With that we have got teacher a personalised cushion and mug, classroom assistant a cushion and mug, head teacher a personalised wine glass and some posh biscuits for the staff room. Hey have had same teacher for 2 years. Usually my children make something so my ds has chosen some house shaped key rings from crafty crocs - written teachers name on one side and drawn pic on other- were about 20p each!
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I stopped doing presents for teachers when my dd class was merged with the year above. 8 teachers in total including assisitants.
Plus I know someone who is a teacher and she gets so much "Crap" (her words) that soon after, she car boots most of it
Time Out.. The perfect time for thinking about what you're going to destroy next.
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Ahh, summer. The time of year when all the charity shops start clearing room on the shelves for 1000's of "World's Best Teacher" mugs, "World's Best Teacher" statuettes, "World's Best Teacher" paperweights, "World's Best Teacher".............etc.....................etc.. ...................etc
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I think it is utter madness. Having worked in school I have seen teachers/assistants take bag of pressies straight to nearest charity shop.
What a complete waste of money.
A parent gave me two bottles of wine and a lovely card yesterday (much appreciated) then she looked a bit shocked when I gave her a bill for nearly £300, maybe she thought 2 bottles of wine would be enough payment
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Originally Posted by
ziggy
I think it is utter madness. Having worked in school I have seen teachers/assistants take bag of pressies straight to nearest charity shop.
What a complete waste of money.
A parent gave me two bottles of wine and a lovely card yesterday (much appreciated) then she looked a bit shocked when I gave her a bill for nearly £300, maybe she thought 2 bottles of wine would be enough payment
She should've given you the wine before you wrote the invoice, then hope you put the 'point' in the wrong place.
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my children will make cards and we will give them a little plant or something. I like the idea of some pens! in fact for DDs teacher, she wants to get her some stickers as she uses lots!
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The parents at our school all club together to get something.. The contribution is suggested to be between 5-10 euros each.. I only give 5 as I have 3 to buy for! On the one hand it's great not to have to worry about getting something suitable plus I think it's better for teachers to get something big than lots of bigger things and also they give something to the special needs assistants and secretary and principal too .. On the other hand because they put a sticker on the card for each child who contributes I feel the kids who don't stick out .. And I end up giving something even if I think the teacher is crap!
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Oh and I don't like that I feel it is expected for everyone to give .. It's not genuine then and not all of us get lavish tips for doing our job!
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I had a brother and sister leave me Tuesday after 7 years, mother sent Granddad to collect and I didn't even get a thank you
Cherry x
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