Do teachers really throw away homebaked gifts?

Valli

pawsies wrote: »

Food for thought- do all chefs and kitchen staff wash their hands before they cook your meal?

Well, assuming they have been trained, they should. One just hopes they do. And, come to that, shop staff who handle food...

chirpychick wrote: »

Personally I just really don't want to give teachers gifts - not because I don't think they deserve them, because I am sure 99% of them do but I do believe people are pressured by other parents into feeling like they *should* buy presents.

This is my bugbear, too. Especially when it gets competitive.

A card is lovely; all mine come home and are displayed. I do, however appreciate every gift and card I receive; I open them in front of the child so that they can enjoy watching me open them, the child gets a verbal thank you on the day and I try VERY hard to keep a tally of who gave me what - simply so that I can write a thank you card for each child. I eat the homemade stuff!
But I cannot eat all the chocolates etc so I share them with my family. DS was gutted last year - they'd had a collection! I got a gift voucher and he didn't have ANY chocolates to munch!