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Songbird · Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2013 3:24 am Post subject: Happy Teachers Day!

Hope one and all (and especially the newbies) are enjoying the day, as stressful as the job may be! Hope your students remembered- I got some cutsie fake roses and lots of cards.

Check out your favourite places today for discounts/ freebies. My local Starbucks is giving free coffee for all teachers, as well as a personalised card. A nice thought!

kev7161 · Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Posts: 5880 Location: Suzhou, China

What did I get this year?

At the beginning of the day, I got a couple of carnations (real) and roses (fake - - but were told the petals were made of soap - - they did smell nice). Later, some of the boys who didn't bring me anything ran to the school bookstore/general store and bought me some more of the roses (they're primary grade 5 so calm down!). I wish they hadn't done that as I'm sure they were feeling guilty they forgot Teacher's Day!

I also got all sorts of chocolate (my favorite was the Snicker's bar though), even some "Menthe Chocolat" soap (Mint Cocoa Butter soap). I got a box of Korean cakes and a gift certificate to get some Hagen Daaz moon cake ice creams. I do enjoy those!

I think it should be Teacher's WEEK! Laughing

chinatimes · Joined: 27 May 2012 Posts: 478

Teacher's Day should come later. They don't know us as teachers yet. We are just some foreigner in the classroom now. It's more of a celebrity status.

FreakingTea · Joined: 09 Jan 2013 Posts: 167

Dang, all I got was a "happy teacher's day!" Surprised

Then again, I had no idea there was one until my students told me.

Denim-Maniac · Joined: 31 Jan 2012 Posts: 1238

Saw a few students going to the training centre with flowers and other gifts this morning.

First class gave me nothing ... wasnt too bothered. My afternoon class is the one Im 'head teacher' for ... went to see them at 3pm ... and they gave me nothing either! Not even a greeting!

There response was 'Im not Chinese, and so its a festival for students to give to the Chinese teachers!'. Sad

choudoufu · Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 3325 Location: Mao-berry, PRC

....i got a rock.

Non Sequitur · Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 4724 Location: China

Bud Powell · Joined: 11 Jul 2013 Posts: 1736

I was flipped out by Teachers' Day. During my first year in China, I got lots of flowers and gifts. The Chinese teachers seemed baffled by it. After that first year, though, the number of flowers and gifts dropped off to nothing. Maybe word got out that I was an easy teacher and didn't need bribes.

choudoufu · Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 3325 Location: Mao-berry, PRC

mandu · Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 794 Location: china

I have been at my kindergarten for 9 years and no happy teachers day nothing.
but the Chinese teachers did well