HiggsHunter Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Do students in your school give personal gifts to their MYP teachers in appreciation of their services? In our school, students often give small symbolic gifts (flowers, cards, chocolates, paintings, personal items such as scarves, etc) to popular teachers at Christmas time and/or at the end of the school year. The class representatives also organise collections for the purchase of gift vouchers, and students are free to contribute to these if they wish.In China, it is traditional to give symbolic gifts on the PRC's National Teachers' Day (September 10). I'm sure that most teachers are completely impartial, but I know of one case in Kunming where a teacher actually told his classes that adequate gifts were required to receive good grades! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGBellamy Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I used to give my TOK teacher strawberries, and at the end of the year we all gave our favourite teachers chocolate eggs and I gave my English A1 teacher some sweets. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiggsHunter Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 That confirms that you do have a talent for psychology! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Glau Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 I played a piano song for my elementry teacher 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiggsHunter Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) That sounds a very original gift, and I'm sure that your teacher really appreciated it!After school hours the music teacher at our IB school runs a band club that has about a dozen musicians. They play for the school shows that are put on around Christmas time. Edited March 28, 2012 by HiggsHunter Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 I gave my English teacher a bottle of high-end wine. But then again its boarding school, and we're much closer to our teachers than most day school kids. Plus my English HL class (of 3 students) would often go to his house (on the pretext of being taught) and would end up raiding his fridge.He was very sweet to us so...yeah.Oh and i know this is for MYP teachers...but this is occurred at the end of IB. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiggsHunter Posted March 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 That would be an excellent gift for a teacher with a fine taste in wines! Back when I visited New Delhi for a conference, alcohol was not very readily available and quite expensive. Our IB school here is in a vine-growing area on the Swiss Riviera, but very little Swiss wine is exported as the production is consumed locally, and it doesn't have the international reputation of French or California wine. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ananya.agrawal95 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 When did you visit Delhi for alcohol to not be readily available? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 When did you visit Delhi for alcohol to not be readily available? He didn't necessarily visit a theka Ananya, And anyway, alchol in India stops being served after 12. The law. Oh and the wine i gave was Jacob's Creek. (Australian ) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiggsHunter Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Yes, I haven't visited a theka because I don't normally drink alcohol myself. (In New Delhi I prefer delicious cold coffee, and here in Switzerland milk or just water!)I gather from this FT article that the situation is changing:http://blogs.ft.com/.../#axzz1q1elDN2n Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ananya.agrawal95 Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Theka? I'm assuming thats a booze shop? And its available in supermarkets To get back to the original topic, I give my teachers marble cake every christmas Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Uhh....Ananya, Booze is not sold ANYWHERE in India except for expensive hotels and booze shops. Liquor license's aren't available to markets...especially not supermarkets.Of course, its not the same in other countries. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessskris Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 back to topic,our school has a close student-teacher relationship, and yes we do give teachers presents on teacher's day, on valentine's day, on their birthday, at the end of academic year, etc... 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiggsHunter Posted March 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 back to topic,our school has a close student-teacher relationship, and yes we do give teachers presents on teacher's day, on valentine's day, on their birthday, at the end of academic year, etc...How sweet!At our school students exchange gifts on Valentine's Day. This is done through intermediaries who are not supposed to reveal the identities of the donors! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ananya.agrawal95 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Uhh....Ananya, Booze is not sold ANYWHERE in India except for expensive hotels and booze shops. Liquor license's aren't available to markets...especially not supermarkets. Of course, its not the same in other countries. Then the supermarket has a booze license or something. they're really strict with IDing though :| back to topic, our school has a close student-teacher relationship, and yes we do give teachers presents on teacher's day, on valentine's day, on their birthday, at the end of academic year, etc... How sweet! At our school students exchange gifts on Valentine's Day. This is done through intermediaries who are not supposed to reveal the identities of the donors! Thats what it is IN THEORY at my school, but eh, people end up finding out because the intermediaries spill Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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