Whether we like it or not, Christmas has become a consumerist party far from the true spirit of these holidays. To avoid this, we can remind our children of these values, such as love, joy or solidarity, from home and at school.
It is also the time when we take the opportunity to thank our children's teachers with a gift. Therefore, this year, A teacher from a Scottish school has written a letter to the parents of her students asking them to exchange their gifts for anonymous donations for a food bank.
A mother shared this solidarity initiative in her Facebook account applauding the teacher's gesture and the letter It has gone viral.
"Well done! It is a great example for our children", Linsey Milloy wrote on his Facebook account, along with the letter that his son's teacher sent them this Christmas.
Kate McLaughlan, a teacher at a Scottish school in Greenock, west of Glasgow, asked to change something this Christmas.
"It's one of my favorite times, but it's also a bit stressful. Last year I was overwhelmed by children's gifts, but this year I wanted to reduce stress a little and ask you not to buy me anything. I really like my job and I feel Lucky. Many times there is pressure to give teachers a gift, so I have thought about taking advantage of this to learn some social responsibility. "
So, instead of a gift, he encourages children to carry the envelope he gives them, without putting a name, the week before Christmas. They will count the money raised and make a shopping list in order to donate the food to the food bank.
His letter ends by telling parents:
"Do not feel that you have to donate a lot, with a pound it is enough. This will serve to teach children, not to break records with the amount. If the children still want to give me something, that is something manual. A Christmas card made to hand, it would be perfect. "
In Babies and more Teachers who inspire: the "other notes" that every child should receiveThe initiative has triumphed in social networks, and the publication of the mother has been shared more than 9,200 times and has received more than 400 comments thanking the teacher's gesture. If in doubt, a good teaching for children. This is educating.
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