logo
I'm a teacher and I was left fuming by my end of year gift – it's borderline insulting & so cheap

I'm a teacher and I was left fuming by my end of year gift – it's borderline insulting & so cheap

The Irish Sun5 days ago
WITH schools across the country breaking up for summer this week teachers are set to be in for a treat with a deluge of end of year gifts.
However, one educator was left less than impressed by their gift with people describing it as 'insulting.'
Advertisement
1
A teacher was left insulted by a very lacklustre gift
Credit: Reddit
Taking to Reddit the teacher shared a snap of their disappointing present, captioning the image 'What my school gave its teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week.'
Much like the end of term in the UK, Teacher Appreciation Week is celebrated in the US by giving staff gifts as an acknowledgement of their hard work.
But in this case the teacher would rather they hadn't bothered at all.
The teacher revealed they had been given a total of seven Starburst sweets for being 'the star of our school.'
Advertisement
Read More on School
But that's not all, they were also handed a sheet of bubble wrap with the instructions to 'pop every hour' as a form of stress relief.
Fellow Redditors were equally baffled by the lacklustre gift, sharing their thoughts in the comments.
One wrote: "This is so insulting.'
'Not even a whole pack though, how cheap can you possibly be,' added another.
Advertisement
Most read in Fabulous
Exclusive
Exclusive
A third chimed in: 'Here's some left over Halloween candy and the packing material that came with something we wanted.'
It comes after a
I'm a mum of two and made Xmas gifts for my kids' teachers for £6, using bargains from Asda, Lidl and B&M
The content creator shared her short clip with the caption 'Primary school teacher gifts help?!'
Alongside her video, Lou then asked: 'Primary school teachers: What makes a great gift?
Advertisement
'I don't want to just get a mug or a key ring.
'Tell me something you actually WANT to get?'
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @
Advertisement
But there's also a free item that takes minutes to do and isn't a handmade card.
One teacher shared a free idea that is so simple but really effective: "An email to the headteacher saying how amazing we are."
Orange background

Try Our AI Features

Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:

Comments

No comments yet...

Related Articles

Coronation Street character quits the cobbles in devastating exit and final scenes have already aired
Coronation Street character quits the cobbles in devastating exit and final scenes have already aired

The Irish Sun

time18 hours ago

  • The Irish Sun

Coronation Street character quits the cobbles in devastating exit and final scenes have already aired

CORONATION Street's Lou Michaelis has quit the cobbles - insisting on severing all contact with her children. The hairdresser - who is played by actress Farrel Hegarty in the ITV soap - has plead guilty to attacking Gary Windass and now faces a spell in prison. Advertisement 2 Sally visited Lou in prison but got a shock when Lou said it would be the last time they saw each other Credit: ITV 2 Lou said goodbye to her children as Sally promised to look after them Credit: ITV But this week she decided that she needed to cease contact with her kids until she was free again. Summoning foster carer Sally Metcalfe to prison, Lou told her: "I don't want you bringing the kids to see me anymore. 'Not regularly. I just don't want them to get used to seeing me here. And this place getting mixed up in their memory of me." Sally tried to tell Lou that things would get better but Lou wouldn't hear it. Advertisement Read more on Coronation Street She added: 'I just think it's best to say goodbye for now. For all our sakes." Lou then called her son and daughters over to spend their final minutes together until she said goodbye for a few years at least. "I'll look after them, I promise," Brody said as the family hugged goodbye. Actress Farrel Hegarty only joined the soap six months ago alongside Joe Layton as Lou's husband Mick. Advertisement Most read in Soaps Spoiler Spoiler The nightmare neighbours were immediately controversial with a swift viewer backlash, but now fans have spoken out about missing Lou. One wrote: 'I can't believe #Corrie is losing the brilliant Lou but the abysmal Theo is sticking around 😢😢😢😢' Coronation Street exit as star's final scenes air just six months after joining soap A second said: 'If #Corrie have any sense whatsoever left they'll bring Lou back in a year or so, she screams classic Corrie icon in the making & I cannot praise Farrel Hegarty high enough, she is completely brilliant!' Another added: 'LOU DESERVED BETTER 😭She reminded me of a Shona and Kylie Platt. Bad past but had a heart of gold deep down and only ever wanted to do the right thing by her children. Made her mistakes no doubt but everything out pure fear.' Advertisement

Separating fact from fiction on that time Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat
Separating fact from fiction on that time Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat

The Journal

time2 days ago

  • The Journal

Separating fact from fiction on that time Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat

IT'S ONE OF the most infamous stories from Ozzy Osbourne's storied career, summing up the chaotic excess that marked his time in music and entertainment for more than half a century. But what is the fact and the fiction to the story of Osbourne – who died yesterday aged 76 – supposedly biting his head off a real live bat? While not exactly a rubber-stamped iteration of FactCheck , let's have a go at separating the fact from the fiction on the incident. In 1982, Osbourne was on a solo tour of the US which had brought him to Des Moines, Iowa. He was promoting his second solo album, Diary of a Madman, and – befitting the man and the album name – a convention of his shows was that Osbourne would fling raw meat into his audience. According to some reports of the time, he had literally rigged a catapult to launch raw meat into the audience. His audience took to the growing tradition and began coming with animal parts of their own to return fire. Makes sense. In one instance during the Des Moines show, Osbourne picked up a critter thrown on the stage and, apparently thinking it was a rubber toy bat, bit its head off. Advertisement As reported by local newspaper Des Moines Register at the time , the rocker left the city with a 'four-day supply of rabies vaccine and a bat taste in his mouth'. Dead or alive Accounts seem settled on it not being a rubber bat, but conflicting versions start to appear on a crucial aspect: was the bat dead or alive at the time Osbourne took the bite? According to his 2010 autobiography, I Am Ozzy, Osbourne quickly felt a 'warm, goopy liquid' in his mouth and realised it was not a rubber bat after all. The creature even 'twitched' in his mouth. At least that's one telling of the story, because he had told a slightly different story four years earlier to the BBC. On that occasion, the singer said he thought it 'was one of them Halloween joke bats because it had some string around its neck'. After biting into it, he sees his his wife and then manager Sharon Osbourne gesturing to him. 'And I'm like, what you talking about,' Osbourne said in 2006. After Sharon tells him it's a 'dead, real bat', the singer realised what he'd done. The fan who has claimed credit for the bat was 17-year-old Mark Neal, who supposedly came upon the bat after finding it outside his school. In another sign that there are elements of Chinese whispers to this story, other tellings recount that it was actually Neal's brother who had found the bat and brought it home, only for the poor creature to die. But either way, Neal kept the bat in his freezer for about two weeks before the show took place and has been widely accepted as the one who flung the animal corpse at Osbourne – and accidentally creating an infamous moment in music history. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal

Love Island fans slam producers for giving villa girl ‘winners edit' as they predict finale outcome
Love Island fans slam producers for giving villa girl ‘winners edit' as they predict finale outcome

The Irish Sun

time2 days ago

  • The Irish Sun

Love Island fans slam producers for giving villa girl ‘winners edit' as they predict finale outcome

LOVE Island fans are brutally slamming producers for giving a villa girl the 'winners edit'. Many fans are already predicting the outcome of the Love Island finale, which is slated to take place in a couple of weeks. 3 Fans think one of the girls is getting a 'winners edit' Credit: Eroteme 3 Toni entered the villa as a bombshell earlier in the series Credit: Eroteme Her main connection was with Harrison, but the pair were on-and-off and had a tumultuous time before Casa Amor. During Casa Amor Toni then formed a connection with hunky boy Cach while Harrison brought back Lauren. Toni and Harrison then made their way back for each other before splitting for a final time. Read More about Love Island Harrison later left the villa after Lauren was dumped from the show, with the pair having been But fans think that Toni might be getting the "winners edit" by show bosses. After Tuesday night's episode, one fan on Reddit asked: "Is Toni getting a winners edit?" They added: "Is it just me that thinks she has been getting blessed despite her actions and behaviour being the complete opposite? Most read in Love Island "I'm actually gobsmacked they've left out the clip of her and Harrison on the terrace. "This is very confusing because the clip of her and Harrison on the terrace will show the truth and how she strung him along for 4 days but it's Shakira they want to focus on." Awkward moment Toni is PIED by Cach after trying to kiss him - as new Love Island triangle forms Someone agreed with the original poster, writing: "Yes…she was protected from being dumped at the megan dumping, her movie clip was a cringe best moments comp. "She has the most egregiously omitted grafties clip… i am onto these producers…" A second then agreed: "I'm starting to realise more things like how they brought an American citizen when she was on the verge of being dumped." While a third penned: "Toni was probably cast for love island us but the producers from both ends agreed she would better suit the uk version based on the storylines both production teams had in mind for their shows." Love Island winners - where they are now EVERY year Love Island opens its doors to more sexy Islanders who are hoping for a holiday romance that could turn into more. Here we take you through all of the 2025 - The second series of All Stars saw STATUS: Still together. 2024 - The summer Love Island saw and Josh Oyinsan were STATUS: Broken up. 2024 - The first ever All stars spin off show was STATUS: Still together. 2023 - STATUS: Broken up. 2023 - The first series of 2023 saw STATUS: Still together. 2022 - STATUS: Broken up. 2021 - STATUS: Still together. 2020 - The first ever winter Love Island saw STATUS: Broken up. 2019 - Series 5 saw STATUS: Broken up. 2018 - It wasn't surprising fan favourites STATUS: Broken up. 2017 - STATUS: Broken up. 2016 - Nathan Massey and Cara De La Hoyde were together from the start of the series, and since they won the show they've had two kids and are married. STATUS: Still together. 2015 - Despite poor STATUS: Broken up. But a fourth noted: "I think it's an attempt to draw in more American viewers for future seasons." Last night, Irish stunner Megan and Spanish lad Blu appeared in a teaser for tonight's episode, with them poised to return imminently. Megan was voted least favourite girl after dumping Tommy for Conor, before being axed. Meanwhile, Blu was dumped after being left single - and had to fight for his place opposite bombshell Shea. 3 Do you think Toni is getting the 'winners edit'? Credit: Eroteme

DOWNLOAD THE APP

Get Started Now: Download the App

Ready to dive into a world of global content with local flavor? Download Daily8 app today from your preferred app store and start exploring.
app-storeplay-store