Entitled kids

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I am a teacher and have had a world cup sweepstake for my tutor group which I thought would be fun and I would get the winner a box of chocolates.

So the group stages happened. I bought all the losers a Freddo frog. Cue moaning. Can I have two? Can I have mine first? Why didn't you buy the caramel ones?

One boy is actually allergic so I said I would buy him jelly sweets next time I went to the shop.

Another was moaning if they won they only wanted Diary milk not galaxy.

This morning the boy came in and said where are my sweets come on hand them over? I was shocked and told him so. To be fair he was a bit of contrite and apologised.
Then the child who came second in the stakes said miss where is my chocolate?

This made me feel like not buying anything again which is a shame for the the lovely nice kids.

My daughter goes to the same school. Made me give her a lecture but she said she wouldn't dream of asking a teacher for prizes.

Sigh Kids eh

I don't think you are being totally unreasonable and the way they're asking is rude, but you did offer them a prize / gift. I'd imagine they're probably a bit excited at getting free chocolate/sweets.
I'd have thought you would have already purchased the winnings to give them out when results were announced, so on that bit I think you are being a little bit unreasonable to have not already been prepared and they wouldn't need to ask.

I wouldn't leave sweets in the school as they have been stolen before.

My neighbour teacher said that's why she doesn't bother as it becomes an expectation.

Oh well. Lesson leaned.

I think it’s how you deal with it that’s important. If a kid I teaches says something negative, I just say cheerily “No-one’s forcing you to have one, Kai. I’m very happy to have a Freddo with a cup of tea at lunch. Right, who else was a winner then …?” or “Sorry, only one each. There’s a cost of living crisis, haven’t you heard, Grace?”and anyone who doesn’t say ‘thank you’ gets called out on it. I see it as a way of teaching manners.

What I will say though, is lots of kids don’t see chocolate/sweets as big treats so maybe lower your expectations a bit too. Don’t stop doing nice things. Deep (deep, deep, deep) down, they do appreciate it.