Good Grief
You're seriously going to hand the teachers a check? You have got to be the lamest parent of the year. I can hear the conversation with the teacher:
"You did such a wonderful job with our 1st grader. We are just so impressed in her progress this year. I have known since the start of the school year when the last day of school was, but it wasn't a high priority to get you a gift so let me write you a thoughtless check for $25.00."
I think I would rather sign a nice card than hand over a check. Wow, that just takes some nerve in my opinion.
posted by 2 peas in my ass @ 9:41 AM
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19 Comments:
I'm sure the teacher spent well over $100 on supplies for the class.
A check seems strange, like they're paying her for services rendered. I don't know, I think a regular old gift certificate would be better.
It would be hysterical if the check bounced though.
[quote]I was thinking a gift card to a store like Target would be great, but then to expect a MCB to think of something like this is wrong because they do not have any functioning brain cells.
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Kind of like you, Stephanie?
Oh what a good guess, Stephanie. You are so smaaaaaaaaaaaaart!
I think a check is a great idea. Teachers spend thousands of dollars out of pocket on their classroom.
- Yeah. This qualifies for the cheesiest act of the year. God forbid you get off your fat ass and go to the bank, at least, and get some cash. And 25 bucks isn't enough. Give the lady 50 if she's such a great teacher.
Or even better yet, give her a gift certificate to a good store or restaraunt. Fucking cheese-ball lady.
Pat
I think a check is a great idea. Teachers spend thousands of dollars out of pocket on their classroom.
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I don't know about this. I can see hundreds, but not thousands. That's a bit of an over-exaggeration - unless she's a teacher in Beverly Hills.
At least this mom was trying to give something the teacher wouldn't throw or give away. I don't understand what the big freaking deal is. If I were a teacher, I would be happy if a parent wanted to give me that. This way, I could spend it on a manicure, scrapbooking supplies, or for more stuff in the class. What is the big freaking deal?
Most teachers I have spoken with would rather have the cash/check rather then yet another "trinket" gift that have filled their homes, Christmas Trees, classrooms and garage sales for years.
I think it a great idea.
Most malls have gift cards that one can use at any store. Even one of those AMEX gift checks you can get at the bank would have been more thoughtful than a personal check. The approach she took just seems lazy to me.
I am a pre-k teacher at a private school.
The parents are very kind to us and we often get small gifts at Christmas, Valentine's Day, and at the end of school.
At the risk of sounding ungrateful, I would trade those small gifts for one "tacky" small check at the end of the year.
I have notepads to last until the next millenium.
I have hand soap and hand lotion to last for years (and have donated much of it to the homeless shelter.)
I have recieved chocolate, caramel apples, and other assorted goodies, and, since I am pre-diabetic I can't (shouldn't ;) ) eat any of them.
I have many, many plants that I am NO good at caring for. (I have decided that my thumb is black rather than green.)
I have 2 bags of assorted knick knacks and doo dads that I don't know what to do with.
As a pre-k teacher at a school where most of my supplies are provided, my costs are SOO much less than those of someone teaching elementary school, but I do spend a considerable amount out of pocket on laminating, stickers, markers, etc. SO...I might find a check as a gift a little different, but it most definitely would be appreciated.
"I don't know about this. I can see hundreds, but not thousands. That's a bit of an over-exaggeration - unless she's a teacher in Beverly Hills. "
My cousin is a teacher and I helped her do her taxes, she teaches first grade and spent over $2000 on supplies for her classroom. That includes supplies not covered by the parents, things like photo developing to give the parents pictures of what was done in school today, art supplies, books, educational toys not provided by the school. Figure about 10 months in the school year and I can easily see her spending $200 per month on supplies.
"I have notepads to last until the next millenium.
I have hand soap and hand lotion to last for years (and have donated much of it to the homeless shelter.)
I have recieved chocolate, caramel apples, and other assorted goodies, and, since I am pre-diabetic I can't (shouldn't ;) ) eat any of them.
I have many, many plants that I am NO good at caring for. (I have decided that my thumb is black rather than green.)
I have 2 bags of assorted knick knacks and doo dads that I don't know what to do with."
YEP it's the same for my cousin, she has tons of stuff from bath and body works and she's allergic to most of it. She's trying to lose weight and can do without the candy and chocolate. The parents of her students do appreciate all that she does for their kiddos, but the cash would go a lot further to help with classroom costs.
Steal some target giftcards and make an ugly ass layout and give it to her.
For the love of God don't make them popcorn balls, cake balls or anything else edible.
My cousin is a teacher and I helped her do her taxes, she teaches first grade and spent over $2000 on supplies for her classroom. That includes supplies not covered by the parents, things like photo developing to give the parents pictures of what was done in school today, art supplies, books, educational toys not provided by the school. Figure about 10 months in the school year and I can easily see her spending $200 per month on supplies.
-WOW. I apologize. I had no idea. Another person posted that she is a preschool teacher who has most of the supplies given by the school, and even she spent hundreds on supplies. That's a lot of money. Had no idea.
For the love of God don't make them popcorn balls, cake balls or anything else edible.
- Laughing my ass off, that is too funny.
Pat
Thats so damn insulting. Leave it to a fat ass scrapbooker mom to think of something like that. Why don't they make her some worthless piece of crap out of paper and glue tacky things all over it like they do for everything else?
I would write a check either, seems inappropriate. I would suggest a gift card to an office supply store to help with class supplies or a Starbucks GC, who doesn't need some coffee now and then?
WOW. I apologize. I had no idea. Another person posted that she is a preschool teacher who has most of the supplies given by the school, and even she spent hundreds on supplies. That's a lot of money. Had no idea.
If you teach at a poor school it's often worse. I know a 2nd grade teacher who buys all the glue, crayons, pencils, papers, binders for her classes because 99% of her kids are lucky if they have clothing and a roof over thier heads.
Thier parents are just trying to make ends meet or are just not involed at all. She told me she normally buys a couple pairs of shoes each year and often buys second hand jackets that the kids can keep.
I remeber as a kid our school nurse kept a clothing closet of new and used stuff. You could get a pass and she would give you a pair of jeans, new shoe laces or shoes and many times if you came just after the last bell she would have some food as well. I remeber being shocked to find out my BF didn't have food at home (her parents were drug addicts) so the onlt food she got was at school. I couldn't figure out why she liked my house so much all summer...duh we had food to eat everyday.
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