As a parent, I’ve gained insights over the years into what teachers truly appreciate as gifts, not just during the holiday season but at any time of the year. Instead of the typical “Teachers Have Class!” coffee mugs, let’s focus more on practical items that enhance the classroom experience.
Wanting to know how they really feel about gifts, I contacted teachers I know, asking them how they really feel about gifts from parents and students—at Christmas and other times of the year, too. Each one of these teachers politely hesitated. I could tell they didn’t want to come across as ungrateful. And without fail, once we broke the ice, the responses were very much the same.
