<p>so I've always heard that you should at least give teachers a little thank you card for writing your rec, but exactly what do you write on it? should you get a small gift? I'm not exactly sure how this works (obviously)</p>
<p>None because that is frowned upon in this society.</p>
<p>What? I would definitely get a gift. Maybe some chocolate</p>
<p>I would feel weird buying them a gift, but that’s just me. I’d rather write them a letter thanking them or something that’s more personal.</p>
<p>Write the thank you letter on a folded 5 dollar bill, because you know, you would only get them a gift worth that much.</p>
<p>Don’t get them a gift, just a card is fine. And don’t write the note on a 5 dollar bill as the person above me suggested, just write it on nice stationary paper. You could also even email them, although I think it would be more formal and nicer if you did it on paper. </p>
<p>And as for what to write, just thank them for writing your recommendation, and say that you know they are very busy at this time of year but that you are grateful they took the time to write a nice recommendation or something like that.</p>
<p>I usually say thanks when I see them the next day. When my old math teacher wrote a letter of recommendation for a veterinary internship, I said “Thanks” the next day. It’ll be awkward to give a teacher a gift. Maybe if you knew the teacher on a friendly basis. I plan on giving a gift to my math teacher, and chemistry teacher (even though I despise her most of the time lol) on the last day of school. A small gift would be excellent for any teacher.</p>
<p>I think a small gift is almost to be expected, as for the gift I think it depends on the teacher.</p>
<p>For my two teachers, I already have some ideas - English teacher hates sweets (which most kids get him when he writes rec’s ;)), so I might give him an apple or something that involves cycling that relates back to a little joke we’ve had since we met. For my history teacher, a whole entire potato bake, because she and her husband don’t cook and she goes nuts everytime I bring in leftovers.</p>
<p>Definitely unorthodox, but something unique. After all, I figured you should be asking teachers you know well for recommendations, therefore you should know what they like.</p>
<p>Write them a thoughtful thank you letter. They’ll appreciate that. :)</p>
<p>My parents sent the teachers $20 Visa gift-cards, which was a wee bit excessive.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice guys 
I think I’ll get them a nice paper and write a small thank you note</p>
<p>That would be creepy to give a gift to a teacher. Don’t do it, you will thank me later</p>
<p>I gave my 2 favorite teachers (and my librarian) cards before winter break, just thanking them.</p>
<p>The same 2 teachers are writing my recommendation letters. One of them, English teacher, really like vintage comics, so I might buy him one with a frame (he puts them on his walls in his office). I might buy the other one (Psych and Bio) a book about talent/deliberate practice or something like that. It’s nothing much. ^o^</p>
<p>I give a thoughtfully written card and a gift card to a local restaurant. It’s easy and practical. Most teachers get tons of “stuff” and would rather be gifted with a nice dinner/lunch to spend with family.</p>