Teacher Appreciation gift guide
The most undergifted profession in America.
Teacher Appreciation Week (first full week of May) is the cultural moment, but the right move is to think of it as a year-round opportunity to send your kid's teacher something specific and useful. Skip the mug, the apple ornament, the "World's Best Teacher" anything. Send actual useful things — a genuinely nice coffee setup, a serious water bottle, a gift card to a bookstore or coffee shop they like.
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12 picks for Teacher Appreciation
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If you want to know what teachers actually want, ask the teachers in your life. The honest answer is almost always: gift cards to chains they have near school, classroom supplies they keep buying out of pocket, or — yes — money for the supply fund. The kitsch is mostly performative.
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