“Giving presents to teachers is becoming increasingly commercialised and competitive, a teachers’ union warns.

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) says pupils and parents should not feel pressurised into buying end-of-term gifts for their teachers.”
(Source: BBC 26/03/10)

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Returning Gifts & Sore Feelings

Guest Post by Jen Malik

It never fails. Aunt Rita always buys you that horrendous Christmas sweater that you’re just never going to wear. Of course, if you’re ultra-polite, you may make an obligatory appearance in the sweater just once. But goodness knows, you don’t want that sweater.
So what do you do?

Ask Aunt Rita if she has the receipt, so you can exchange it?
Probably not, because Grandma Johnston would be miffed and Aunt Rita might get embarrassed. Or would they?

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