He鈥檚 making a list, he鈥檚 checking it twice鈥攈e blanked on getting your child鈥檚 teacher a gift. What now?
Worry not: We asked educators what they actually want for the holidays through an (hint: they probably have enough 鈥淲orld鈥檚 Best Teacher鈥 mugs).
Most of the roughly 700 respondents鈥79 percent鈥攕aid they鈥檇 prefer a gift card. Mugs were only desirable to about 7 percent. Notebooks or agendas similarly ranked low.
Many of the respondents liked the idea of something handmade, or a donation to charity.
鈥淚 always liked getting something the student made (I have ornaments from 1980s students that still hang on my Christmas tree every year),鈥 one commenter said on Facebook, 鈥渙r gift cards. But not Starbucks: I don鈥檛 drink coffee. Total Wine also has gift cards.鈥
Take a scroll through our gift catalog to see what educators may like鈥攁nd actually use.