Last year one of my students brought me a rock that he found on the way to school. He hand wrote two notes for me, carefully wrapped them in notebook paper and waited for me to open them. Of course I oooohed at how special and beautiful the gesture was. I was really touched...
Then this same child this year (3rd week of school) brought me a flower that he had picked on the way to school along with 2 pencils and 2 pens!
I of course wrote him a thank you note, which I gave to his sister to deliver (she is in one of my classes this year...).
I deeply cherish both gifts. They are thoughtful, and meaningful... It's not Christmas or Hanukah or my Birthday... This is just a thoughtful gesture from one student... one child saying "Thank you."
I just wish you could have seen his face when I told him that I still have the rock from last year. He couldn't believe that I kept it, but really, how could I not?
The truth is, I don't want gift cards for nails or coffee or a local restaurant. The truth is a perfect teacher gift is the hand written note from the student. The rock and flowers are nice too. ;-)
Thank you for taking the time to read my blog.
I hope you enjoyed it! The best is yet to come...
Happy Learning! Happy Teaching!
~Sandra @ The Happy Learning Den
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