A follow up from my older asklemmy post, saying goodbye to a teacher who helped me a lot through my stuff, was thinking maybe chocolate, but one of the dudes said that it’s not a very good idea, I was thinking maybe a perfume/cologne? What do you guys suggest? She is in probably in her early 20s if it helps, and I am in senior high, damn this is getting weirder and weirder, I just want to run away lol
Don’t overthink it. A good rule of thumb, for teacher presents, are something to keep, and something to use up.
Something to use up is obvious and fairly easy. Chocolates etc work, as does wine, or bath “pampering” sets. The main thing is that they get used up and go away afterwards. Avoid excessive clutter, teachers can get a lot of it.
Something to keep is harder. You want to avoid generic clutter. Whatever it is should either be legitimately useful, or small and simple to store away. An honest, and earnest note works very well, maybe a smaller card. If you have the skills/equipment there are a few other options. E.g. I made customised slate costers for my daughter’s teachers, when she left nursery. They had the teachers face on them, with a thank you message on the back. The key was they would be legitimately useful. Keeping track of mugs is always a fun game, particularly in a teaching environment. They also didn’t have the nursery name on them, so they could be taken with them, if/when they changed jobs.
In short though, don’t worry. It will be taken in the vain you offer it in. Inspiring that response in a student is likely one of the things they love about teaching.