“Families often mean well by trying to get you something very specific and elegant, but most teachers actually need things that are boring and unglamorous,” says an assistant dean at a New York City private school. But if you prefer something with more flexibility, the Frank Lloyd Wright prints work for pretty much any occasion.Ĭonsider adding a gift card to your personalized note: It may sound boring, but many of the teachers we spoke to say that they love getting gift cards.
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They become a gift that keeps on giving, because they’ll enable the teacher who’s had a bad day or maybe is in a rough patch … to look back and say, ‘Doggone it, I am good at this.’”ĭesigns relevant to a teacher’s subject, like the book-themed set above, are a solid option. Richard Schwartz, a high-school history teacher of over 40 years and the father of Strategist writer Erin Schwartz, agrees that a handwritten note is “almost always the very best gift” and helps “contextualize a class, a student, a year, a career.” He says that teachers reread these letters: “Occasionally, when things are going a little bit bumpy - and they go bumpy every school year at some point or another - teachers pull them out and look at them. Thao Vo, a sixth-grade mathematics teacher in Long Beach, California, says, “When students take the time to write me a note or a card to tell me what they’ve learned or any way I’ve inspired them, it helps validate the many reasons I became a teacher.”
“I have kept every one I’ve ever gotten.” Six other teachers we spoke with mentioned handwritten notes as well: Sharon Thomas, a third-grade teacher at Panola Way Elementary in Georgia, says they make her feel appreciated, whether they are from students or parents, and “should not be underestimated” as a gift. “The thing that makes me happiest is a handwritten note from a student,” says Jesse Kohn, a high-school history teacher at Saint Anne’s in Brooklyn. Below, the expert-recommended ideas that your kid’s teacher (or any teacher in your life) will most appreciate. To find the best gifts for teachers that are both practical and personal, we talked to more than 25 educators from kindergarten to high school, who teach everything from physics to music and the arts, about the gifts they actually want. Our advice: Avoid items that a teacher may already own or things that are over-the-top expensive, which can fall into an against-school-policy gray area unless you pool resources from multiple parents or families. After all, teachers often spend their own money on supplies for their classrooms, and there’s a limit to the number of coffee mugs or candles one person can use.
And don’t underestimate the power of a note of thanks paired with cash in the form of a gift card. The best teacher appreciation gifts are heartfelt, practical, and generally fall into one of two categories: something that can be used in the classroom to enhance students’ experiences or something that expresses grattitude for a job well done.
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