The end of the year is approaching and the WhatsApp groups of parents are fuming. Many parents follow the fashion of giving gifts to teachers at the end of the course, but other parents do not understand it, although most give in to look good within the group and that their child is not excluded in the gift that is given to the teacher. In reality, teachers go to their jobs like any other worker, and the gift that is given to them on many occasions is nonsense.
Although there are parents who just want to show appreciation for the work done with their children ... but then, should we also give a gift to all professionals who interact with children? What is clear is that everyone has freedom of expression and should also feel free to make or not make a gift to their child's teacher. If you decide to do it right and if not, too.
What is forgotten in this era of gift fashion is that what really matters is that the gifts that are made to teachers should be made by children, like a craft, a letter full of feelings ... because those gifts are the that really show the affection between students and teacher. That a father or a mother pay 5 euros to buy a gift to the teacher such as a trip, earrings, bags or anything else ... it doesn't have as much symbolism and affection. It is colder, but it seems that it "looks better".
Teachers do not expect anything, in fact, their greatest gift is not what is done to them at the end of the course, their greatest gift is the learning of their students and their hugs every day. A letter that says “I love you, sir ”has much more meaning than a box with brand name earrings.