Am I the only person who doesn't buy teacher a present??

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I'm shocked by all the threads about buying the teachers a present, I'm very grateful for their input but its their job and they get paid!

I am the daughter of a primary teacher and end of year/Christmas was always amazing!

I'm a secondary teacher and not a form tutor so you don't tend to get anything, especially not at my school. I think it is good as some of the threads on here make me feel embarrassed, I would hate to think of people worrying about what I might like as a gift.

That said, one of my year tens bought me a mars bar the other week to thank me for my help. Just the thought that he had gone to a shop and actually thought (he had asked what my fave chocolate bar was) made me well up! Think he thought I was a right weirdo...

I have!....once and I didn't mind at all it was nice to show my appreciation (I say my because Ds doesn't do gifts everyone should know what he thinks ), I have yet to meet another teacher who teaches my Ds rather than sit him at the back of the room or in an empty room. Oh well maybe next year!