Mom’s “spicy saltine crackers” for a teacher gift spark debate over what educators actually want: “Feels ruder than no gift”

Everyone knows teachers hate hot crackers—or at least, that’s what TikTok decided this week.

Nurse and health-and-fitness influencer Janelle Rohner ignited a surprisingly heated debate after sharing a recipe for “hot crackers,” also known as Firecrackers, that she planned to include with holiday gifts for her daughters’ teachers.

What some viewers saw as a harmless, benign gesture left others furious, arguing that homemade food is an inappropriate—and even rude—gift for educators.