I'm a teacher, and as part of our school's Christmas celebrations, the administrative staff had hung up a number of Christmas stockings in a student area, each them with a teachers name on it.
The idea was that students could show their respect by putting small gifts into their teachers stocking over the Christmas period..a cute idea, but...
As of today, one teacher had received a note saying 'I hate you', another had received a note saying 'will you marry me?', another had received some essays for marking, and as for me....
MY STUDENTS GAVE ME A CAN OF BEER! That's right, my Christmas stocking contained a single can of beer.
If I had been hung over I think it would have hit me like a bullet (All those times coming into classes hung-over!!!) But as it was, we all had a good laugh and the other teachers joked that my students knew me well and that it was an appropriate gift. I don't think my students meant anything by it, as the particular students who gave me the gift are a group of amiable 14 year old boys who don't take their studies very seriously. It was certainly a funny experience though, especially at a time when I'm really trying to make a change! :H
Andrew
The idea was that students could show their respect by putting small gifts into their teachers stocking over the Christmas period..a cute idea, but...
As of today, one teacher had received a note saying 'I hate you', another had received a note saying 'will you marry me?', another had received some essays for marking, and as for me....
MY STUDENTS GAVE ME A CAN OF BEER! That's right, my Christmas stocking contained a single can of beer.
If I had been hung over I think it would have hit me like a bullet (All those times coming into classes hung-over!!!) But as it was, we all had a good laugh and the other teachers joked that my students knew me well and that it was an appropriate gift. I don't think my students meant anything by it, as the particular students who gave me the gift are a group of amiable 14 year old boys who don't take their studies very seriously. It was certainly a funny experience though, especially at a time when I'm really trying to make a change! :H
Andrew
....He must have upset someone:H
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