Teachers' presents

[Gwylan]

When did it become the fashion to buy presents for teachers at the end of the year?

We've just bought seven presents for teachers and classroom assistants for our two kids. I can't think what it must be like for parents who have four or five kids. We then do it all over again at Christmas.

When I was a kid we didn't buy presents for teachers - and any kid who did so would have been twatted in the break. Now, any kids who doesn't bring one in, looks left out.

When did this change and why?

 

[Springal]

I'm an 80s child and remember doing it then?

 

[Deleted User X18H]

I remember giving a female student teacher a present at the 6th form leavers disco.

 

[Lush]

I remember giving a female student teacher a present at the 6th form leavers disco.

Whereas these days I imagine you go in and tip the teachers a shilling.

 

[El Presidente]

This year I was given by students

1: Cerutti1881 aftershave
2: Duchamp silk tie
3: Upgrade on BA for flights
4: Tickets for Australia v Pakistan at Headingley today!

It's wrong, but it's also impolite to turn them down.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Whereas these days I imagine you go in and tip the teachers a shilling.

No I'll be honest you've lost me.

 

[Everest]

I remember giving a female student teacher a present at the 6th form leavers disco.

Does she let you have access to the child?

 

[Deleted User X18H]

This year I was given by students

1: Cerutti1881 aftershave
2: Duchamp silk tie
3: Upgrade on BA for flights
4: Tickets for Australia v Pakistan at Headingley today!

It's wrong, but it's also impolite to turn them down.

Is there REALLY that much money in Lancashire?

 

[Tooting Gull]

This year I was given by students

1: Cerutti1881 aftershave
2: Duchamp silk tie
3: Upgrade on BA for flights
4: Tickets for Australia v Pakistan at Headingley today!

It's wrong, but it's also impolite to turn them down.

Quality. Are there any rules on the subject? Being weak, I know if I was being offered Test tickets and flight upgrades, I might be more kindly disposed towards that student...

 

[El Presidente]

I remember giving a female student teacher a present at the 6th form leavers disco.

Syphillis, the gift that keeps coming back

 

[Dave the OAP]

My Mrs tends to get prezzies , chocolates, wine etc at Christmas and end of year.

She has been getting this for at least 15 years. - she is a TA

It is not expected and the teacher and TA do not expect it....in fact a card written by the parents or the child saying thank you is appreciated sometimes more than a box of maltesers ( not by me obviously who can clear a box of maltesers in 3.942 seconds!!!)

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Does she let you have access to the child?

She was a biology teacher. I gave her an organism

 

[El Presidente]

Quality. Are there any rules on the subject? Being weak, I know if I was being offered Test tickets and flight upgrades, I might be more kindly disposed towards that student...

I was given these after the exam board had sat so my independence was not compromised. I would have turned them down otherwise.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

My Mrs tends to get prezzies , chocolates, wine etc at Christmas and end of year.

She has been getting this for at least 15 years. - she is a TA

It is not expected and the teacher and TA do not expect it....in fact a card written by the parents or the child saying thank you is appreciated sometimes more than a box of maltesers ( not by me obviously who can clear a box of maltesers in 3.942 seconds!!!)

Territorial Army?

 

[Gwylan]

This year I was given by students

1: Cerutti1881 aftershave
2: Duchamp silk tie
3: Upgrade on BA for flights
4: Tickets for Australia v Pakistan at Headingley today!

It's wrong, but it's also impolite to turn them down.

That's another thing, where does it stop? I was going to ask does this go on at secondary school, college, uni? It obviously does and are there no guidelines on it.

When does a present become a bribe?

It's all new to me. I left school in 1975 and no teacher ever got a yearly present. The world's gone mad, I tell you, the next thing is that we'll get people suggesting Leon Knight should be given another chance.

 

[El Presidente]

Is there REALLY that much money in Lancashire?

No, thank heavens for overseas students though

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Territorial Army?

Can one person be a whole Army ?

 

[Gwylan]

Territorial Army?

Must be a tough school

 

[Collar Feeler]

I remember giving a female student teacher a present at the 6th form leavers disco.

Rubbish Tim, you didn't have your first girlfriend till you were 28!

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Rubbish Tim, you didn't have your first girlfriend till you were 28!

I wish!

What would you know anyway you weren't clever enough for 6th form.