<p>So I have 2 teachers writing my EA & regular recs...do I give them a gift after Nov 1 for doing the EA? or just card&gift after recs...or in April?
confused...</p>
<p>Hmm...I would think that when you get notified that you got into/rejected from the college your teacher wrote a rec for, you would give them a gift. But I'm planning on giving my rec-ers a gift in a little while. I don't know. But giving them a gift when the letters come in does make more sense.</p>
<p>Either time would be fine. How about both? HS teachers rarely get the booty elementary teachers recieve goodie wise. I know my kids made their HS teachers misty eyed with gifts of cookies and say a $5 starbucks card. Absolutely nothing wrong with making the educators who take the time to write on your behalf know your apprieciation. What better way than a cookie and a cup of coffee (or tea)?</p>
<p>Gifts for recs? I've never heard of that!! My son is writing his thank yous now, he gave them the rec forms in Sept. We don't even know if they've turned them in yet, but if not it will be a gentle reminder!</p>
<p>Come on, just thank them in person.</p>
<p>No, you definately have to give a thank you note- that's customary. I was actually told by my guidance councelor that gifts aren't proper ediquette, though I may give them something after I get admitted somewhere.</p>
<p>Also, keep in contact with your rec writer- tell them where you get in and talk to them about it.</p>
<p>Don't wait until you're accepted- either way they did you a favor, whether your stats are good or not. The deserve recognition, and the pleasure of being able to hang a thank you on their fridge at home :)</p>
<p>I'm planning on giving them gifts before I find out from my ED school...I think it is more polite. I'm definitely giving notes, and also some sort of gift/gift card. I may just opt out with Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks cards and write a nice letter to them, because I don't really know what kind of gifts to give them.</p>
<p>Hmm, giftcards? is that too much like bribing?</p>
<p>Each and every teacher who helpt you by writing a letter of recommendation should be given a thank you note hand written by you. If you have the funds to include a gift, or flowers or ?, then by all means include them as well.
Parents, we know that time is money, and to not have your child acknowledge the extra effort of kindness may be sending your child the wrong message about how to treat people.</p>
<p>I would do it right after they send the letters.</p>
<p>my D is sending thankyou next week, giving them time to do them....and just saying thanks so much and I will keep you posted</p>
<p>Yeah, I made sure that I checked in at the Guidance office every day or other day to check if my recs had come in. The day they had I wrote the thank yous and they were out the next day. My teachers only took a week and a half though, so I didn't need to write one as a thank you/reminder.</p>
<p>I am far away from my profs/teachers/etc. so with the information I gave them I included a handwritten thank you card thanking them for their effort and time and any possible instructions I had for filling in the forms. It's not really that common in Canada so I think anything is appreciated.</p>
<p>"Hmm, giftcards? is that too much like bribing?"</p>
<p>Then simply don't ask for a reccomdation, as isn't that alot like begging?</p>
<p>Look, do what you want, why would it hurt to be nice to somebody who did something nice for you?</p>
<p>Last year, some posters said they bought logo items for their teachers/recommenders from the school they would be attendiing. I think as long as the gifts are "nominal value," there's no "bribe," just a token of appreciation.</p>
<p>Is it a "bribe" when we give gifts to our physicians & others who provide us care and/or services? I don't think it is & the rest of my extended family doesn't either (we give & receive gifts for services we perform). Lavish gifts might make things difficult for the recipient & school administration, but home baked cookies, coffee, tea, U small logo items would all be nice gestures.</p>
<p>I also agree a handwritten thank you note to the recommenders is most definitely called for!</p>
<p>I gave both of my teachers thank you cards and gifts after they turned the recs in. </p>
<p>Definitely don't wait 'til your admissions letters start rolling in to give them the thank you notes, but the gifts are debatable. I really appreciated what my French teacher did (wrote a rec specific to my ED school), and I also really liked both of my teachers, so I got them gifts.</p>
<p>My bio teacher told me that the gift was "totally unnecessary," but he wasn't angry or anything. And I'm pretty sure my French teacher really appreciated it.</p>