Why do we give apples to teachers?

Why Do Students Give Teachers Apples and More from the Fruit's Juicy Past. The perfect back-to-school treat has a colorful past that once brought the wrath of an axe-wielding reformer. By Leah Binkovitz. smithsonian.com. September 5, 2012. read more

An apple could show appreciation for a teacher sometimes in charge of more than 50 students. Apples continued to be a favorite way to curry favor even after the practical purpose of feeding teachers disappeared. Bing Crosby’s 1939 “An Apple for the Teacher,” explains the persuasive allure of the fruit. read more

Due to the prevalence of this “Tree of Knowledge” / apple tree idea, it wouldn’t be an out of place gift, then, for students to give their teachers an apple, the fruit representative of knowledge. read more

One presents an apple to one's teacher, typically at the end of your time in their class, as a way of saying the scales have fallen from your eyes and you now have Knowledge (perhaps of Good and Evil) because of them. read more