As the wife of a middle school social studies teacher, I second that! Book store gift cards are my hubby’s absolute fave presents, and don’t worry if it’s only a few bucks, even less than $10, on each card. All together they really add up. — Cafe Cynthia abayhaymom says, “The best teacher gift I ever got from one of my students was an old roll of duct tape! Mom and dad had no idea she’d stowed it in her bag and brought it for me. She gave it to me with a homemade card and told me that Daddy said duct tape can do anything, that it will work better to hang up her art. We had recently had problems with her picture falling off the wall, so this was the cutest thing!” As momofours says, “The note pads and other daily use things that otherwise comes out of the teacher’s pocket are very much appreciated! I’ve both given and received personalized note pads, those pencils with the teacher’s name on it, especially ones personalized with funny lines like “Stolen From the Desk of Mr. Soandso.” “Teachers spend so much of their own funds to make their classes up to par or above,” she says. “The school don’t provide enough funds for the teachers to get the supplies they need to teach. Since they don’t get paid much as it is, it’s nice when they don’t have to spend their on cash on their classes.”
