Kids taking presents in for their teachers at the end of the school year.......

[joeluke]

..........flowers, chocolates etc

Never happened in my day, what a racket, just an excuse for the competitive mums to outdo each other again by buying better gifts for teacher

My sons teacher will get fcuk all from me, teachers get handsomely paid and have an excessive amount of holidaysanyway so they ain't that badly off

[EngTeach]

Like No Mercy's teacher, I too have bought my students gifts when they were my service monitors. I also give small treats at Halloween, Christmas, valentine's Day and big testing days. These may be a candy cane, or a box of candy hearts or simply a lollipop. Mind you I have 170 students per day.

All of this out of my "handsome pay", which is why I always have one if not two part time jobs.

[DEN53]

I think the girls like giving the pressies more than the boys. When my son was at school, I had to hand the present to the teacher, as he felt a plonker.

I think its neither here nor there if they get paid handsomely, its just a show of appreciation.

[cc1]

God forbid any of the tasteless tat most parents give their sprogs to bring into school ever found its way to me!. It is considered a badge of dishonour to have a load of carboot sale fodder at the end of term.
He seems to have a real problem with easy targets does Joeluke, I would hazard a guess he had a fairly bad experience of school and now is "getting his own back", he certainly possesses little accurate information re schools.
Such breeders are the one who appear in the Febraury of Year 11 for the first time with stupid comments like "he needs a Grade C, wotyetgonnadoabahtit?"

[China Doll]

I've never done it and never wished to. I probably wouldn't bother if I had sprogs unless I felt a teacher had gone above and beyond for my offspring in which case a gesture of thanks would be appropriate. I don't think it's a new fangled thing though, I remember kids doing it when I was at school.. I think they were referred to as 'boffins' back then actually...

[DEN53]

Not everybody buys 'tat' - cc1 - you sound a very ungrateful teacher.

[piggynose]

my bro teaches in a posh school in spain, he usually gets a ton of stuff at xmas, inc 1ltr bot of top notch malt whisky, several bottle of good wine, plus other goodies. he doesnt get anything at end of term though

[ummmm]

The only time I've paid towards a present for a teacher is when she spent everyday after school with us doing our gym display. The students all put in to get her a thank you present.

I've never got my kids' teachers a present. That's their job.

[joeluke]

cc1, my schooldays were fine thanks

Perhaps if you did your job properly you wouldn't have "those who appear in the Febraury of Year 11 for the first time with stupid comments like "he needs a Grade C, wotyetgonnadoabahtit?" "

[factor-fiction]

As a teacher, I agree- I don't want presents although it is nice to get thank you note on a hand made card

[Everhelpful]

joe-luke,couldn't agree with you more.

[Everhelpful]

I think Mcmouse should rephrase his/her reply!!

[askyourgran]

I agree with joeluke, although I have to say this is a new one on me. We never gave our teachers anything when I went to school. I never gave the binman the postman or the milkman any tips at Christmas, (although my neighbour let the milkman give her one McMouse).

[joeluke]

F30.......I agree and my 8 year old son has already made his teacher a thank you card............a totally personal thank you which says a hell of a lot more than a box of chocs from tesco or a bunch of flowers from the local garage

[brenda]

I think buying pressies for teachers is not needed, a hand made card is more than adequate.

[sherrardk]

Joeluke why are you so p1$$ed off with teachers?

[factor-fiction]

JoeLuke said:
"Perhaps if you did your job properly you wouldn't have "those who appear in the Febraury of Year 11 for the first time with stupid comments like "he needs a Grade C, wotyetgonnadoabahtit?" "

Sadly, too many of the pupils who are falling way short of a grade C are pupils who rarely attempt any work, don't bring a pen or other equipment to school, miss a fair proportion of lessons, refuse to do homework or revision, never turn up to detentions, etc, and their parents don't turn up to parents' evenings or support the school policy/teacgers on detentions, behaviour, homework, uniform, equipment or attendance.