u/Future_Guava_7122

Hi everyone,

I wanted to do something small for my daughter’s teacher and the daycare aides for Teacher Appreciation Week, but I’m unsure what’s appropriate because the teacher is a Jehovah’s Witness.

I was thinking of small gift cards, thank-you notes, and maybe pastries or flowers. My concern is whether giving the teacher a Teacher Appreciation gift could make her uncomfortable because of her religion. At the same time, I don’t want to accidentally make things awkward or exclusionary by only giving gifts to the aides and not the teacher.

For anyone familiar with Jehovah’s Witness beliefs or JW teachers in general — would a simple appreciation gift like this usually be considered okay, or would it be more respectful to avoid it?

Also, Teacher Appreciation Week was last week so I would technically be doing this a week late and it may seem less tied to the “holiday.“

Hi everyone,

I wanted to do something small for my daughter’s teacher and the daycare aides for Teacher Appreciation Week, but I’m unsure what’s appropriate because the teacher is a Jehovah’s Witness.

I was thinking of small gift cards, thank-you notes, and maybe pastries or flowers. My concern is whether giving the teacher a Teacher Appreciation gift could make her uncomfortable because of her religion. At the same time, I don’t want to accidentally make things awkward or exclusionary by only giving gifts to the aides and not the teacher.

For anyone familiar with Jehovah’s Witness beliefs or JW teachers in general — would a simple appreciation gift like this usually be considered okay, or would it be more respectful to avoid it?

Also, Teacher Appreciation Week was last week so I would technically be doing this a week late and it may seem less tied to the “holiday.“