Teachers share the most appreciated gifts they receive, from heartfelt drawings to practical gift cards, and reveal the quirky or unwanted presents they'd rather avoid, like an overflowing collection of mugs.
“First of all, teachers always appreciate gifts, whether it’s art from a student or a handwritten card,” Natalie Parmenter tells “When I moved in with my husband, he asked me to do a purge of my mugs because they filled up two cabinets in our kitchen,” Parmenter says. “The last thing we need is one more comically oversized mug that can’t go in the dishwasher.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly. “We teachers do not want more mugs. I have a cabinet full of them, and I do not need more.”“A broken snowman ornament that a family said the child could take off the family tree for his teacher because they couldn’t afford anything. He choose the snowman because he knew I loved snow.”
“I had the sweetest child in third grade almost 20 years ago. She knew I liked the Steelers football team and painted a piece of wood black and yellow and made it into a ruler. I still have it.” “Gift cards to places where I can’t use it on classroom supplies lol .”“I LOVE getting pictures, drawings and cards from my students and families. I have EVERY single one that I’ve received in my early childhood education years .”
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