Archive · 4 Sep 2025
Schools Emphasize Gratitude Over Gifts for Teachers' Day
Teachers' Day is a special day to say thank you to teachers.
Some schools are asking students to show their appreciation with handmade cards, flowers, or kind words instead of expensive presents.
The schools believe that the best gifts come from the heart, like a drawing or a letter.
They want to remind everyone that the most important part of Teachers' Day is showing gratitude and respect for teachers.
This also helps kids learn how to appreciate people without needing to buy things.
Schools are asking students and parents to focus on expressing gratitude rather than giving material gifts on Teachers' Day.
La Martiniere for Girls specified that students should bring handmade cards and flowers.
The school aims to shift the focus from extravagant gifts back to the essence of appreciation.
Teachers encourage children to express their feelings through various creative means.
Other schools have issued similar reminders to focus on gratitude over gifts.
- Who
- La Martiniere for Girls, Mahadevi Birla World Academy, parents, and students
- What
- Schools are encouraging gratitude through actions and words, not gifts, for Teachers' Day.
- When
- Announcements were made before Teachers’ Day (September 5).
- Where
- La Martiniere for Girls and other schools.
- Why
- To promote appreciation over material gifts and reinforce the teacher-student bond.
- Schools Involved
- La Martiniere for Girls, Mahadevi Birla World Academy, and others
- Focus
- Appreciation and gratitude for teachers
- Permitted Gifts
- Handmade cards and flowers
- Prohibited Gifts
- Material gifts, chocolates, pens (in some schools)
- Emphasis
- Teacher-student bond