It’s a common trope, in the US at least. The gift can be different in different countries. In the Philippines other local-made snacks are brought for teachers.
So I have seen this but idk what it is referring to
667@kbin.social 4 months ago
fastandcurious@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Oh, didn’t know about, kinda weird
intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Kids gave apples because apples were free: on the way to school, you could pass an apple tree and pick an apple.
Now we’ve made the world where Nothing Ever Happens, and that includes both kids walking to school and apple trees growing anywhere.
key@lemmy.keychat.org 4 months ago
Supposedly it comes from apples being an abundant source of food/water during periods when teachers weren’t paid in money. Also it can be made into alcohol easily. Potatoes were also popular for the same reasons but that didn’t stick as well.
So modern equivalent is probably chocolates with booze in them.
Deceptichum@kbin.social 4 months ago
Teachers are famously scared of doctors.