tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572319288218404423.post1076773705711359279..comments2023-09-19T06:11:45.863-04:00Comments on not the mother of the year: Win-win teacher gifts!LoriDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07646658618955664778noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572319288218404423.post-59503223747921385112013-11-22T07:21:48.560-05:002013-11-22T07:21:48.560-05:00Hello! I love your wording in your example letter...Hello! I love your wording in your example letter. Would you mind if I used some of your sentences in a letter to my parents? It is just so eloquently written! Thank you!Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928020049109348760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572319288218404423.post-73388501254892342742010-12-07T23:22:00.683-05:002010-12-07T23:22:00.683-05:00Wow, good for you for sharing two wonderful ideas!...Wow, good for you for sharing two wonderful ideas! This is my first year of having a kid who has teachers, and I am panicking a bit about what is appropriate, what is commonly done, for preschool teachers in general and at this school specifically. Sadly there is no PTA or anything like that to guide me. Guess I'll just go with my gut on it! Which means giving what I personally would enjoy, and wouldn't be embarrassed to have someone spend on me, I guess.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07141742419364168878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572319288218404423.post-40242768509691610492010-12-04T11:10:19.805-05:002010-12-04T11:10:19.805-05:00Great post! You are teaching your kids great lesso...Great post! You are teaching your kids great lessons about giving back, and I am going to implement some of your strategies with my own family. it's all become too, too excessive and it feels impossible to stop the all-consuming commercialism that seems to drive our kids' birthdays and holiday.Amreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321472684431081686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572319288218404423.post-91074628789066699682010-11-23T17:18:00.903-05:002010-11-23T17:18:00.903-05:00Hear hear! I love what my kids' school has do...Hear hear! I love what my kids' school has done about teacher gifts at Christmas the last few years - They've sent home a note requesting that in lieu of a teacher gift, each child bring in $1. Each class 'adopts' a senior at the nursing home in town (actually beside the school) who wouldn't normally receive any/many visitors or gifts, and they all make cards or letters for that person, and the teacher uses the money they bring in to buy a gift for the senior from the class. It makes me happy just thinking about it.Badness Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05660823596302637985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572319288218404423.post-49630903647082318912010-11-22T17:03:41.121-05:002010-11-22T17:03:41.121-05:00See, this is a wonderful idea and shows you are a ...See, this is a wonderful idea and shows you are a lovely person.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789220521394306503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572319288218404423.post-18198591172074521742010-11-22T16:35:02.289-05:002010-11-22T16:35:02.289-05:00I love both of these ideas so, so much.I love both of these ideas so, so much.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942269316108576622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572319288218404423.post-29255642565641098932010-11-22T16:17:34.441-05:002010-11-22T16:17:34.441-05:00I totally agree - something for the classroom wou...I totally agree - something for the classroom would be a great idea! I also agree that if I was the teacher and I knew that there was a "collection" I'd be horribly embarrassed. <br /><br />My kids too, get way too much. Last summer my three kids each got gifts for their birthdays, and on top of that, many of the relatives bought each kid a present at each birthday, so they wouldn't feel left out. It's ridiculous.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863925129654777084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1572319288218404423.post-21930683784691589102010-11-22T16:02:26.708-05:002010-11-22T16:02:26.708-05:00I absolutely love that you have kids bring toys/bo...I absolutely love that you have kids bring toys/books to donate for your kids' birthdays. What a great idea!<br /><br />And that teacher letter is perfect.Pickles and Dimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14552386798256895855noreply@blogger.com