andiraye
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That must have been quite the ceremony. I hope there was an eight course meal and open bar.
Ha!!! Sadly, no booze. It was catered, though...
That must have been quite the ceremony. I hope there was an eight course meal and open bar.
that is a lot for a gift it should be up too each family. as a teacher I don't want parents spending a lot on me for Christmas I ask for items for the class to use the rest of the year. in our school they have each teacher make a Christmas classroom supply wish list and parents can pick from that. I don't need any more teacher mugs or magnets.No, it's definitely $20 just for the teacher. The email is from both class moms and says, we are collecting for Mrs. ***, if you want to contribute, please send in $20 for her gift. We send in $20 at the beginning of the year for class party stuff and this past thanksgiving, I still sent in Thanksgiving paper goods that the class moms requested (you had to pick from a list). I know the teachers work hard and I appreciate them but I just think $20 is too much to ask and I know they always request the same amount for the end of the year gift.
I've never heard of the term "class mom".
And as a teacher, I would be mortified to find out parents were collecting $20 per family for a gift for me. Thankfully, I've never heard of this.
I am a teacher and something is way off with this. I would read the note again as $10.00 may be for the teachers gift and the other $10.00 may be for the class Christmas party.
No, it's definitely $20 just for the teacher. The email is from both class moms and says, we are collecting for Mrs. ***, if you want to contribute, please send in $20 for her gift. We send in $20 at the beginning of the year for class party stuff and this past thanksgiving, I still sent in Thanksgiving paper goods that the class moms requested (you had to pick from a list). I know the teachers work hard and I appreciate them but I just think $20 is too much to ask and I know they always request the same amount for the end of the year gift.
What in the name of God are they planning on buying this teacher for that money?
I was always embarrassed when my students would buy me things. Wished they wouldn't.
It may not be a lot in the context of what the teachers receive, but it might be a lot in the context of the family who has multiple kids in school, sports, after school, church, etc, it definitely adds up.$20 is not a lot in the context of what the teachers are required to do for your child, and in the context of what they are (under)paid. Your opinion that the teacher makes plenty is just that, an opinion, and as a fellow teacher and mom, I strongly disagree. You'll never know how many hundreds of hours have been taken away from my home time with my child, to help someone else's child I work with at school, for a job that didn't always pay the bills when I was a struggling single mom.
$20 is not a lot in the context of what the teachers are required to do for your child, and in the context of what they are (under)paid. Your opinion that the teacher makes plenty is just that, an opinion, and as a fellow teacher and mom, I strongly disagree. You'll never know how many hundreds of hours have been taken away from my home time with my child, to help someone else's child I work with at school, for a job that didn't always pay the bills when I was a struggling single mom.
$20 is not a lot in the context of what the teachers are required to do for your child, and in the context of what they are (under)paid. Your opinion that the teacher makes plenty is just that, an opinion, and as a fellow teacher and mom, I strongly disagree. You'll never know how many hundreds of hours have been taken away from my home time with my child, to help someone else's child I work with at school, for a job that didn't always pay the bills when I was a struggling single mom.
Our class parents collect money for group gifts but it is up to each family's discretion what to give.
But to knock everyone's socks off, when my son "graduated" from preschool the class parents asked for $275 per family to cover the teacher gift and the graduation ceremony/party. I just about died.