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Far away on another coast in a distant past, I was an elementary school teacher at an affluent public school. If little Solly cuts off another kid’s hair to get out the gum he put in it, I don’t care that Solly’s parents gave me a box of Godiva chocolates. I’m still pissed at Solly. The best gift you can give to trump ‘em all, Jessica, is to give that teacher a sincere compliment…if you can. I always tell my kids that after “I love you,” the 3 words people most yearn to hear are “You were right!” And no one gets to hear them enough. So a little box of Godiva chocolates with a “You were right” note, such as “Ms. Crabapple, you were right! Phoebe does do better with ____ now that I took your suggestion to
_______.” Or “I loved that project you did…putting curlers on the mealworms…it really got her into science for the first time.”
Then again, if you don’t have anything good to say, go for the Godiva Chocolates. If Phoebe is always the one cutting off other kids’ hair, then you can tell Ms. Crabapple that you have to cut back this year, as you are saving for Phoebe’s bail fund.
FYI, little Solly grew up to be a producer on 60 Minutes…
My son is in California public school system too…(2nd Grade) well teachers at his school normally asks for giftcard for school supply stores, so it’s very specific and I just add a box of chocolates or cookies with that, last year we all the parents contributed to buy a mani-pedi giftcard along with some supplies, nobody’s account is getting broke here!
Get out the 64 count Crayolas and forge a picture from Phoebe with her hugging Ms. Crabapple, add a little scrawled “I love my teacher”, stick it in a dollar store frame, and voila: ass-kissing for pennies.
oh, like that suggestion above. Either that or give her a coupon for Phoebe to be her slave for a day. Unless she’s a power hungry monster, in which case that could be a little dangerous.
I stopped giving gifts to teachers a long time ago. My kids had 4 teachers each year and I paid tuition.
I forgot to add, with 3 kids, that was 12 gifts each year!!!!