Wow. We send in $25 to the room moms for the whole year. And I was whining because it used to be $20. :lol Gift cards to the local mall or the local book store can go a long ways for a teacher, though. I'm happy to do it, especially when I see the venom aimed at teachers during our last budget levy.
It is an arms race. Home made meals is a new one. I've seen some parents put on things for teachers that seemed like it probably made more work for the teacher. Alas. I'm certainly not the one doing any of the orchestration.
Just remember that everyone forgets the specials teachers and intervention specialists. My kids spent the long weekend making them cards and I got small gift cards for the intervention specialists.
