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musical_meegz
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 Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 4:35 pm Post subject: Christmas gifts for teachers...? |
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| Ok so christmas is coming up and I have four great teachers I want to make presents for? My mum is mega crafty so ever since pre-school it's been kinda tradition to make my teachers a present like a christmas ornament. One year I made this teacher who loved earrings a pair of earrings and she wore them to graduation! Does anyone have any ideas for homemade gifts for teachers? Just for your info I am giving gifts to 4 teachers and I am in highschool.Also for any teachers out there, when a student writes a card and gets all mushy saying how they think you're the best teacher ever and stuff do you get uncomfertable and creeped out? Or do you find it sweet? I never know how much to write on a teachers card. Should it be kept to a simple "Merry Christmas" or can I tell these teachers how much I love their lessons and how great I think they are and get a little more personal/mushier?Thankyou, any help would be appreciated. |
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Heather J
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| Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm not a teacher, but I know that most of them work so hard and are underpaid, and their satisfaction comes from their students who learn and adore them. I say, you should definitely express your gratitude to them in the card. Seeing as how they are so underpaid, the gratitude and appreciation is what they are usually in it for. I suggest mushiness! |
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havasnana
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| Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Make it short but sweet. Mushiness can seem so fake and overdone when you get lots of cards . |
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sm2f
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| Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Keep your gifts simple and/or useful. Ornaments are good if they celebrate Christmas. If not, consider something they could use at school like a decorated tape dispenser or notepad holder etc. Avoid the traditional apple or school theme and decorate it based ont hings they have mentioned they like or something they teach about.Make your words sincere. Teachers DO read and appreciate your kind words. I keep a file of notes and letters written by my students to cheer me up when I have a bad day. God bless you for thinking of your teachers. |
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tina b
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| Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| As a teacher I have received many Christmas gifts over the years. The ones that I treasured the most were those that were handmade especially Christmas ornaments. Each year when I decorate my tree I remember each of the students who gave me ornaments. My husband has to listen to me as I put them on the tree and tell him again who made it and a memory of them.I also have a folder where I have put those cards and notes from students that i often pull out when I need a reminder of why I became a teacher and sometimes I have to wipe a teacher as I remember how hard that student struggled ( and me as well) but finally succeeded. |
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TeacherLady
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| Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Teachers appreciate everything they get, especially in high school, because they don't usually get much, if anything, from their students like elementary teachers do.Ornaments are nice. So are things like keyrings, classroom decorations (a ceramic statue that you painted), picture frames, a class collage, a poem, pin, painted or decorated mug, special keepsake box (or box to put things in such as pencils, pens, or whatever), tote bag (you can get them plain and decorate/paint them), and soap. I'm sure you can find more things in the library.As for the card, you want to be careful how mushy you get. You want to be sure that it doesn't say anything that may make people think there's something inappropriate going on between you that can get the teacher in trouble. In general though, it's nice to hear that you're actually making a difference in a student's life, if you truly are and the student isn't just looking for brownie points. Teachers can usually tell if you're just blowing smoke or if you mean it. Make sure you don't get too personal (you have the most beautiful blue eyes, I love your hair) because that can give people the wrong impression and something innocent can hurt someone you really like.This is a very nice thing you're doing. Have fun with it! |
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