Don’t stop- just ask. I talk about this a little more in the linked video on this short, but there are a number of reasons why it’s more considerate to plan with the teacher ahead of time instead of sending in treats unannounced. But for this short, the point is it’s not actually a gift for the teacher, it’s a gift for students.
Teacher here. Don’t stop. I love when parents or kids bring in something for special days. It warms my heart thinking about parents taking the time to go to the store to purchase items and caring enough to share with everyone. Treats can always be distributed at the end of the day. No problem.
Exactly! Not everyone thinks the way this “teacher” thinks of “Victoria secret”. The things she says are subjective to her, not all teachers. I’ve done stuff for my daughter’s teachers, and some even told me no one ever did special things for them and they appreciated anything and everything.
Our whole class's gift for our teacher in teacher's day is notes saying how she's the greatest teacher and we bought so many cards voting for our teacher to win "best teacher award" our section often wins. And I got my teacher a purse at our Christmas party.
I personnally appreciate whatever a parent wants to give. I often feel uncomfortable when the parent paid a lot of money for it. A small gesture or a sincere thank you at the door is enough. I'm too old and too married for avances though. Anything sexual is inappropiate.
See, this is everything. A couple of my daughter’s teachers had told me that they never got anything from a parent and they appreciated everything I did for them. I didn’t only spoil them for teacher appreciation, but on random days, with some coffee, bagels, muffins, etc. Or the list you get from pta that teachers fill out. I appreciate all teachers and staff because you never know when a conversation or an incident will shape or change the direction for any kid for the better. Plus, teachers and staff are literally our child’s parents for the same amount of time we spend during the week with them. Because a third is them sleeping, while teachers spend almost one third with them🫶🏻 I tell some of the teachers I trust, in telling them they have permission to give her detention, take away her lunch, take away privileges, and wink wink i tell some I say they have permission to pull her by her ears or throw the chancla at her if she ever disrespects them/talks back, staff, or anyone at that, etc. LOL They all laugh and say she’s a good kid. I just know you guys deal with so much and kids nowadays have parents defend them even when they are wrong and disrespectful. I didn’t grow up that way, and try my best to instill those values to my daughter. As a parent who’s volunteered a lot, you are very much appreciated🫶🏻
I don’t know why everyone is being so rude - these are totally valid requests and honestly I taught for one year and it is hard work that does not pay nearly enough!!
@@georgewawman9649 Lol it was a volunteer year for a college gap year, no need to be rude :) also please know that the holidays are full of prepping lesson plans, the 6.5 hours is just teaching and doesn't count grading and any after-school volunteering. No need to be judgmental, teachers do an important job and a very difficult one.
@@aineschmidt4881 ah I think I know where my assumptions went wrong. 1 assuming you were a teacher. 2 assuming you were paid. So I can now see why you thought it was hard and not paid enough.
Great question! This video is a parody, but I actually have a whole playlist of teacher gift guides on my channel 😃 When in doubt always yes to a gift card! Not sure your age or what country you live in…Wine is tricky if you live in the USA because it’s illegal on public school grounds or for the child to possess it (even if it’s a gift). But otherwise just have the parent ask what kind of wine they like. It can feel awkward, but we’d rather be asked than have you waste money.
My teacher is actually very nice about birthdays she leaves the goodies / doughnuts until the end and she lets everyone have one treat for the time being
My mom was a teacher before she retired and she was always so grateful - if she didn’t want anything she would let me and my sister look through it or we would donate or regift. It’s not that serious lol. It’s the thought that counts
Exactly! Same thing I thought. I bought victoria secret mists for my kids teachers and a $20 starbucks coffee goodie bag gifts. They absolutely love it.
The second one we always have snacks at the end of the day if it is someone’s birthday or something, so our teachers don’t care and they don’t have to handle a sugar rush.
Love that you asked around first- that’s cute and thoughtful. It’s a tricky balance because teachers have so many things going on. Actions like that go a long way 😄
When my class gives gifts to teachers, it’s usually at the end of the year since we won’t have some of them next year(everyone gets a gift tho). We usually give them a bottle or two of wine, a class yearbook some of the girls made and then just some random things like a bag of popcorn.
I don't mind class treats too much. I just let them sit until dismissal and then pass them out as the kids go out the door. Thankfully we are still in No-Parents-In-The-Classroom-Unless-Volunteering mode, so they can't show up unannounced with boxes of sugar. Best rule ever, hope it never goes away! What I can't handle is parents who send treats and there isn't enough for all children to have one. You would THINK this would never happen, but it's amazing how many times we've been sent a pizza cut into too few slices, or packs of cupcakes where the packs are different flavors (maybe good intentions, but I've never had this happen without at least one kid crying as a result), not enough birthday goodie bags, etc. If we get goodie bags, I spend part of my lunch doing a count. Too many bad experiences. Once a parent sent 20 Trader Joe's advent calendars with chocolates. Would have been an awesome holiday gift, but we had 22 kids... thankfully some were absent that day!!! I almost had a panic attack when I saw those things and didn't breathe a sigh of relief until after morning recess when it was finally safe to assume those kids were truly absent and not just late (we have a chronic tardy problem at our school). Coming in at a close second, parents who send treats that require cups, plates, spoons, etc., but don't send those things. Really? 🤨
I was thinking just chocolate, coffee, and a thank you picture im going to paint. I looked up maybe something else to buy her, and i never even thought about those ideas.
That’s really thoughtful to paint a picture! I’m assuming you’re a student- when I taught fifth grade I had a really talented artist in my class, 11 years later I still have a sketch he drew of me hanging in my office 🩷
That handmade painting is a wonderful idea. Before giving chocolate and coffee, it should be considered whether or not they enjoy consuming those things. When I was a teacher, I received SO MANY gift cards for coffee, and I can't drink it. So I would have much rather have something handmade like a painting or note instead of them paying for something I couldn't use.
I see this the day after i bought a bunch of bath & body works products for the teachers 🤦🏿♀️ i went for more mature scents & got several so they can pick & choose. Hoping it works out 🤞🏿
Honestly my parents never brought gifts for the teacher. We were on a tight budget plus my parents hated the majority of the teachers I had growing up.
General rule of thumb: if someone is being paid to talk to you, it is inappropriate to ask them out or ask for their number. Please do not come on to people at work, where their job could be at risk regardless of how they respond. Like she said, there places dedicated to that
I do basic stuff a teacher might need. Tho it seems boring I gave my teachers binder clips, sticky notes, and dry erase board markers just incase they need it on hand
Once we we're going from grade 4 to 5. I gave our English teacher a teddy bear piggy bank, i went to the library store and picked it myself. It is a core memory
Aww that’s so sweet. I knew a few parents that were teaching their children how to give thoughtful gifts. I always loved seeing what they would pick out for me.
@@PrimaryFocus i also went with my grandmother, it was one of the last times she would accompany me to school before her cancer diagnosis. Thank you for the video. Made me think of the times
I use to always let parents know that any treats should not include anything from the common allergy list and that they will be given in the final hour of the kids time with me. So have fun with your hyperactive kid! 😂
Unannounced class snacks can also be an allergy hazard! Parents should always consult teachers first so they can work together. You’re other two requests are also so obvious that it’s crazy anyone would do them. Such gifts or advances would be very inappropriate.
Yep! I have a nut allergy and the teachers have t tell my family 5 days in advance when we are going to eat food so we can make sure it is safe our get a safe substitute for just me
This list is too related for me to not think it was the same dad who did all these things in the same day.😂 Oh wait… it was my dad.. my dad would do this as a package gift.🤣🙄
My mom is a teacher and her and her teacher teammate and they bribe them with treats and prizes so people do their work and they don't get sugar rush or crash
I have never been in trouble for anything like that she loved everything like one time I got her something for the whole class and she didn't even get mad like she was thankful
Agree somethings are to personal. You don’t need to give any gift on Valentine’s Day to a teacher..,maybe a card if your child wants to.Some of us don’t appreciate anything others give here so why even waste your time n money?
Well, im giving my orchestra teacher a lretty good sized painting that ive spent hours on. I kinda hinted at before and showed him the cancas and was like so mr.p, if someone were to give you a painting this size would you mind? And he said ofc not, painting sizes dont matter, it could be small, or it could be large depending on whats best for the painting youre creating. But yeah, pretty exicted to give this to him. I painted his 3 fav composers and some orchestra instruments with actual "strings" you can pluck and it looks like its being played😂 all though, idk if i should give it to him in person, or just hide it in his office sometime during the day to surprise him. I made him a xmas card too all handmade by me, and a nice shortish letter telling him that hes awesome and thanks for helping me and motivating me when ive felt sad or frustrated with anything. Hes awesome. Honestly the best teacher ive ever had. Im gonna be super said when i graduate in like 2 years tho😢
Wow this is so thoughtful! I think you should summarize what you just said in this comment and give it all to him in person. Sounds like he’s made a huge impact on your life 💕
I give my teachers usually a basket of goodies, like my teachers liked dr. Pepper so I put that school supplies paper towels wipes tissues etc and maybe something extra
During camp (7-8yr olds) it was a kids birthday so someone brought in doughnuts and soda cans. During snack we gave the kids a doughnut and poured them a cup of sprite rather than give them the whole can since there was more than half the day left. At the end of the day we returned the extra soda cans to the mom and she was mad at me and my co counselor that we didn't give the kids an ENTIRE soda can with their doughnuts.... In hindsight we should've just put the cans in the kids bags but we didn't think of it at the time.
Yeah, you might not want sugar for your class, but you could do it always at the end of the day! It’s perfectly fine because nothing will interrupt your class cause it’s time to leave anyway.
I appreciate your opinion, however I would like to point out that that is not always an option depending on the school and policies. At one school I've worked at, aside from designated "celebrations" that were school-wide, no treats could be given out anywhere aside from the cafeteria. That means the treat has to happen at lunch.
@@desslou very true! But you realize there are different schools! Like some private** schools that are don’t have many policies or some public schools they don’t have many policies, so some students cannot bring loot bags they usually bring some snacks like candy that they could eat in the car or at home for a policy.
@@desslou they might be talking about the school that they work at and not other different schools because some schools can allow treats but I’m just stating that many schools can allow them so I also know that some can’t so please don’t reason that put as she already mentioned it
YES my mother is a teacher we have so many gifts collecting dust such as mugs lotion candles etc Just get them a gift card to somewhere like amazon or a restaurant so they can treat themselves
I think that the girl needs to just accept the gifts- if ur really that uncomfortable with the Victoria secret bag on your table then either big it in your back pack, under the table or even just take the thing out. For the cake it’s not like they are going to have a sugar rush on a tiny slither of cake. In my school the just cut very small pieces and we all accepted it just the same way Just be grateful you get presents like that as a teacher!
