People cannot stop giving this fruitcake gift to teachers and theyre sick of it: The last thing we need

This gift gets an F.Teachers are sounding off on the one stocking stuffer they are extremely fatigued to receive year after year.Natalie Parmenter, who used to teach kindergarten, told Today that coffee mugs have become the “fruitcake” of education gifts.“When I moved in with my husband, he asked me to do a purge of my mugs because they filled up two cabinets in our kitchen,” Parmenter said.“The last thing we need is one more comically oversized mug that can’t go in the dishwasher.”Instead, she suggests the best course of action is getting gift cards for a local coffee shop.“Teachers love getting gift cards — no matter the dollar amount,” added Parmenter.

“It’s the thought that counts.”The best part is that they can even go inside one of the many mugs teachers often have.Other no-no’s this holiday season, she warns? Don’t bring surprise cupcakes to a classroom, and don’t get caught being sassy to a teacher in a mom Facebook group, either.Parmenter, who has gone viral for other classroom TikTok clips, also strongly urges against getting anything, even innocent items, in a Victoria’s Secret bag for teachers.

After all, having the lingerie store logo on a teacher’s desk all day can lead to unwanted questions.Other educators like Chelsea Layne also agreed with the sentiment online.“After eight years, I do have 30 coffee mugs from students and I’m running out of space, people!” she captioned a TikTok.Patricia Britton, an Arizona-based teacher, also warned to avoid the drinkware — if you wish to stay on a teacher’s nice list.“We teachers do not want more mugs.

I have a cabinet full of them, and I do not need more.”“Arizona teacher Patricia Britton also issued a PSA on TikTok about coffee mugs,” she said in a video.To settle the debate, teacher Madison Stewart asked her online audience for the best gifts for teachers to recieve.“I love getting blankets,” one responded.“Box of homemade Christmas cookies,” adde...