christmas gift for teacher - cheap & cheerful

turroncin

The_Hodges wrote: »

do teachers not get paid enough. I personally don't agree with all this buying of presents for people who already earn a good wage, i thought there was a recession on and most of the the time it's parents trying to buy the best present for the teacher, i feel sorry for those who can't afford it!! :mad:

Well considering I hold down 3 jobs to pay my way through life, clearly I'm not being paid enough. *sigh* I wouldn't mind but some parents started giving me funny looks when they found out I did DHL home deliveries at weekends and evenings.....

Fruball

turroncin wrote: »

Well considering I hold down 3 jobs to pay my way through life, clearly I'm not being paid enough. *sigh* I wouldn't mind but some parents started giving me funny looks when they found out I did DHL home deliveries at weekends and evenings.....

Good for you - can't understand people like that :mad:

I'm shocked that someone bought the teacher an M&S hamper!!! Mind you, I know someone who would do something like that and it really would be to show everyone just how 'wonderful' they are, nothing to do with appreciation for the teacher.

nomorerack

Teachers are really worth giving gifts to, like my daughter's teacher who updates me from time to time as to my daughter's progress in school. She was very concerned and treat her students as her own kin. So I was thinking of giving her this less than $15 Dior lipstick from nomorerack because she so love collecting different hues of lip colors. And because the said teacher deserves the best but in a lesser price, this would be a habit every Holiday Season.

May you all find the best spot to search and eventually buy a good deal of a gift to your loved ones and to teachers like my daughter's teacher.

TC1978

djbake wrote: »

Here here!!!!

I have several friends who are teachers. Whilst I did 12 hours of uni lectures per week, they were in all day every day.

Spare a thought for the hard work they put in on a day to day, night to night, weekend to weekend, 'holiday' to 'holiday' basis. My friends don't often make it out at weekends as they are planning and marking and are usually found in school during what we see as their 'holidays' too! They use their own money to buy resources as school budgets get cut, and can only take their hols when prices are higher. It's not just a 9- 3pm job- more like 7.45am until 5.30pm and working when they get home! Our future society will be a mess without them.

I do know that rather than the competitive presents mentioned, they like simple things- if anything. Thrifty boxes of MALTESERS are usually faves, so bear that one in mind... I'm sure somewhere they have a decent offer!!

Good luck to anyone buying something different this year- love the idea of books :T... might just have to pinch that idea for my DS's fabulous teacher!

jediteacher

The_Hodges wrote: »

do teachers not get paid enough. I personally don't agree with all this buying of presents for people who already earn a good wage, i thought there was a recession on and most of the the time it's parents trying to buy the best present for the teacher, i feel sorry for those who can't afford it!! :mad:

I tell you what you go and do the job and then come back and make such a harsh judgement. :mad: I am a teacher and to make ends meet I do other work as well! I have 35 children in my class and I have to say I do earn every penny I get. The job is not 9-3 as people assume. It is bloody hard work. Everyone thinks it's an easy job with good wages and lovely holidays - well I would love this job please direct me to it!

I do not expect a present from any child in my class and would certainly not 'demand' one. It is parents who make that decision and I certainly do not get a present from every child - as I said I do not expect any.

I have children of school age and they make their teacher a present - card, cake, calender etc. I certainly do not buy into the who gives the best present and to be really I honestly don't care.

For those who do want and I stress the word WANT to do something for their child's teacher the best presents as someone has already said are the homemade ones. The best present I ever got from a child in my class was a poem written in a handmade card. I've had it for ten years and will always treasure it.

Sorry, if anyone is offended but it really gets my goat the people who seem to believe this is such a well paid job and cushy number. It's not!

rowansway

I work as a Teacher Assistant in a classroom. Please don't feel that you have to buy presents for the teachers/other staff at school - we don't expect anything. The nicest gifts that we receive are those that are homemade by the children. If you really want to buy something, buy one small box of biscuits/chocolates and address them to all the staff - they'll be shared out in the staff room during breaktime. Make sure your child signs their own Christmas cards too - you'll be surprised how many parents write out their child's cards - even though the child is perfectly capable of doing it for him/herself!! Christmas is an expensive time of year - spend your hard-earned money on your children!

TC1978

I'm completely with you on that jediteacher! The wages aren't THAT great and it's most definitely not the 9-3 job people think it is. Satisfaction is the greatest wage. It's hard work. 35 is a lot to deal with. There's far too many people out there happy to drop their kids off and run!

Ginger_Snap

As a part time teacher myself I honestly think the best gift I have ever been given was a handwritten note from a child telling me how much I had taught them and how happy they had been in my class. Presents don't need to cost much- I can't believe the hamper!!! At my school presents are usually only given by about half the children and it never feels like a competition. Usual presents are chocs, bath products and the occasional bottle of wine (very nice!) My son gave his teacher a huge mug last year with sachets of chocolate and so on it it as I knew she did not have her own mug in the staffroom.

The_Hodges

i actually work part time as a supply teaching assistant and have a child at school. I'm not intending to upset anyone and i fully understand how hard a teacher's job is, it's just the whole present thing has got out of hand a bit, my child will give the teacher a xmas card and maybe give a thankyou card at the end of the year and to me that's enough.

weekazza

Ive never done it before when son was at Nursery (mainly because I didnt like any of the teachers;)). He's now in P1 and his teacher is in her Probationary Post and shes just fab. He has came on leaps and bounds since they started in August. She's so enthusiastic, and the kids love her. Due to class size son has 2 teachers. I picked up 2 Sparkling Rose Gift Sets in Tesco for £8.

I think its nice to show your appreciation, I know my sons class teacher takes lots of stuff home that the children make to help out (recently been baking the kids Salt Dough Tree Dec's at home). I know people who are friends with her and she does more than we probably now when at home.

So why not thank them. Id never get into competition with other parents, as a single parent I do what I can not for "show" but to trully show my appreciation.

As a Nurse we get squillions of buscuits, cakes, home baking, sweets etc - not that we dont appreciate these but theres only so much choc you can eat, but some wine etc that we could do a draw for would be nice