about gifts for teachers?

My daughter is a "learning enhancement" teacher at an exclusive girl's school. At Christmas, and often through the year , she receives incredibly expensive "thank you" gifts ! Last Christmas the parents of a group of girls got together and gave her a basket of Chanel products which would have topped £500 in value, plus vouchers for a massage and a facial at a ritzy spa.

What with everything else she gets each year, I'd say she easily tops a couple of thousand pounds worth . She gives 100% of her effort to every girl, whether a gift is given or not, but she does appreciate the fact that she never has to buy perfume or other toiletries !

I always received little gifts when I taught but only things like soap etc.I think now too much is spent on these gifts and many end up in charity shops.Health conscious teachers certainly do not appreciate a vast number of expensive chocolates.
The things I used to appreciate most were hand made cards with little messages of thanks inside.The greatest gift a child can give is their time.

If a child makes a card, or a home-made "something" for their teacher, then that is lovely. Bought gifts are totally unnecessary and quickly turn into oneupmanship (is that a word?).

If parents want to thank a teacher for particularly helping their child then a personal "thank-you" or letter should suffice.