Re: Half Vent, Half 'what would you do' Question (LT, be sure to read this, plea Cherry: [quote author=Alphabet Girl link=topic=39033.msg425618#msg425618 date=1166577050">
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I wish I could help you. I am very curious to know myself. My daughter's daycare is having a gift exchange and they "suggested" the amount be $15-$20 dollars. The catch is...........they don't get to take home these presents. They are for the classroom :o Ummmm wtf??
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I thought they usually did the book exchange. *sigh* Well I went and got a little $2 Mrs. Potato head toy. That will have to do. Im broke. :-\
Wow! That's outrageous! My children's daycare did a book exchange each year where you brought a new wrapped book - so of course...one year my son got a used book with a kid's name in it. ::)
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Re: Half Vent, Half 'what would you do' Question (LT, be sure to read this, please!) LostTeacher: just read this now....
for me, it's a little different. i teach high school, so i very rarely get a gift at all. sometimes a little something, but usually small treasures, so not a big deal.
i don't know how comfortable i would feel about that. only once was i ever given a gift like that....i had a student that was struggling, and i was doing a lot of extra to help him out. his mom gave me a gift, and i felt very uncomfortable about it, feeling like people might take it the wrong way.
sometimes you have to speak up about things. did you think about going to another teacher in the school and getting their opinion? gifts are always a touchy situation. even at $1 a kid, that's still a pretty nice gift. i would be shocked with that. dont' know how i would ever react to such an amount.
i would talk to other parents, maybe another teacher in the school before going to the principal. sometimes when you go to the principal, things just get blown out of proportion.
that's my suggestion, but my brain is a little fried right now, so i'll think some more about it.
LT
Re: Half Vent, Half 'what would you do' Question (LT, be sure to read this, please!) LostTeacher: oh......and thanks for my first ever shout-out to read a thread! never had that before! hope at least my words helped a bit....
LT
Re: Half Vent, Half 'what would you do' Question (LT, be sure to read this, plea Alphabet Girl: Thanks! That does help. :)
Re: Half Vent, Half 'what would you do' Question (LT, be sure to read this, plea yella: I'd speak up, AG. That's insane! There is no way in hell that I'm going to allow anyone to tell me what I need to contribute for gifts. You get what I can give. That's it!
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