Thank You Teacher
Written by Hanifa Dungarwalla
It’s getting to that time of year now where we say goodbye to the academic year, wind down and look forward to the summer holidays…. well the students and teachers do! For these rest of us who don’t get lots of holiday, we’ll be stuck at work! Ah well… our teachers do a great job and deserve a well earned rest!
For some however, it will be the end of an era. Many students will be leaving school and moving onto either secondary school, sixth form, college or even university. They will be saying goodbye to a lot of people, not just friends but teachers who have helped shape them into the people that they are today. If you think about it, children and teenagers spend a lot of time at school and a lot of time around their teachers, it’s not natural that they will have an impact on their lives. When I was at secondary school, there was one particular teacher that I had – Miss Myers. She was a history teacher and part of the reason that I wanted to study history after I left school. History is one of those subjects that if you don’t teach it will a bit of humour and fun, it’s going to be seen as boring and a waste of time. I’ve spoken to so many people over the years who wondered why I chose to study history, all they think is that it’s already happened, so why learn about it. But that is where a great teacher, like Miss Myers, comes in… they inspire you to want to learn the subject. I always wanted to study history because I was made to feel like without what happened in the past, we would not be where we are today. It’s impact, has shaped our today. Therefore I wanted to learn about. Although I was an A grade student at school, there were plenty of subjects I didn’t want to learn – like Maths for example! That’s why they invented the calculator! That’s a joke – to all those kids reading… make sure you learn your times table!!! I do believe that had a lot to with the teacher, if you aren’t inspired, you are never going to put your all into something. With history, I was inspired and so… I learnt as much as I possible could, to be the best historian that I could be!
It’s been a while now since I left school. A long while. But I have to say thank you to Miss Myers and all of my other teachers for doing a wonderful job, helping me do well in my studies and giving me the get up and go in myself to work hard! When I left school, both primary school and secondary school, I wanted to give my teachers a thank you gift. They’d worked hard just like me, and they deserved some appreciation. There are so many thank you gifts for teachers that you can give. I chose to give Miss Myers an engraved pen, maybe not that imaginative. But
Engraved Pens
I hoped that she would use it when doing her marking! I made sure that the ink inside the pen was red, so that she would have more reason to use it. Teachers like to do all their marking in red pen don’t they!
WineGifts4U has a lovely selection for thank you gifts for teachers. Whether you are looking for something simple like a personalised chocolate bar or engraved pen, or something a bit of extravagant like a bottle of personalised champagne or a set of engraved wine glasses. There really is something for every teacher.
Personalised Chocolate
Saying thank you is important. People love to know that they have been appreciated, that you recognise what they have done and it’s really something that means something to you. I’ve regularly heard about teachers who have to put up with ill mannered and abusive kids. They don’t have to do it, but they choose to because they want to help these young people create something special with their lives. That’s admirable, and deserves a thank you.
My personal thank you gifts for teachers is the engraved pen. Well obviously as that is what I gave to my favourite teacher! But teachers do spend a lot of time writing and marking… they need a pen for this! An engraved pen is a sentimental but a practical gift. You can add a special message to the engraved pen to give the gift that extra something special 
– a wonderful thank you gift for teachers.
