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Originally Posted by katiesue
Maddy's elementry room Mom's organized the teacher gift giving occasions. Usually you could donate any amount you'd like (or nothing) and they would in turn get gift cards with the proceeds to places they knew the teacher could use/enjoy. I always liked this as I felt I did something nice for them but it wasn't a silly gift they'd end up tossing anyway.
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One would hope, but I've listened to the moms talking about whether we should get the teacher a gift certificate for a massage. Ick. While I always contribute when asked, I feel that the only gift that our teachers should get are 1) a card made and signed by all the students at the end of the year and 2) properly funded schools to get rid of this culture of teacher as charity case that has been fostered over the years.
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Originally Posted by katiesue
I'd rather cash or a gift card then some gift I really don't like, want or need.
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I guess, but only if it comes from somebody that doesn't really matter to me, in which case no gift would be fine. As with all the waste motion involving our schools, I have to wonder how much gas we're burning running around buying gift cards to trade with people who really don't mean that much to us.
And I would add the THE most annoying holiday shopping experience I've ever had was standing in line behind someone at Starbuck's who was buying about thirty gift cards for people in varying denominations with varying card styles. Mallet! Mallet! Mallet!
That said, I have been happy to receive gift cards that I would certainly use at times when giving a personal gift was appropriate.