To ask for teacher advice again?

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Last year I asked for advice on a good teacher gift and got my son's nursery teachers Costa vouchers. FYI they LOVED them

This year he has three teachers in reception and I was considering a charity based gift, like 'educate a child for a year'

Is that naff? Should I stick with a caffeine high and a sticky bun via the vouchers again?

As a teacher I know I would prefer the vouchers. Coffee gets me through the day.

Any gift I receive is a nice surprise; if it was a charity one I would be just as happy as a Costa voucher. And I love coffee!

Any gift is a lovely token so i wouldn't say any was meh.

Personally, I stay away from charity gifts because I think it presumes about the causes that someone is into.

E.g. I sponsor a student through a local charity but would never donate via Oxfam because i have an issue with how much money goes on paying for adverts, paying chuggers in the street etc so even though I'd graciously say thank you, a part of me would be a little saddened that monry has gone to what I see as a wasteful organisation. Does that make sense?

If I'm honest, some red pens/gluesticks or a coffee voucher would be my preference.

That is a good point about causes/views on certain charities. I'll stick with coffee or stationary then. Might choose a charity gift with the kids this year though as a family thing.

Glue sticks, fancy postit notes, resources for the classroom that otherwise they’d be buying. I once got given a job lot of cheap colouring pencils that had been overprinted and weren’t suitable for sale. I was so happy!

Asa teacher I don't expects presents but the nicest ones are actual gifts for me, candles, wine, books etc. A charity gift is not a gift, it's virtue signalling.

I would rather a charity gift than the pile of stuff I usually get given (wine and chocs) which I can’t have. I have just one gift (a Waitrose/John Lewis voucher) that I can actually benefit from.

I know teachers get inundated with homemade gifts/chocs/wine which is why I check on here to make sure it's something likely to be well received