Teacher Response Time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always CC THE principal and the Asst Principal.

Gimme a K! Gimme an A! Gimme an R…

You’re up pretty late on a school night.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why are so many parents emailing the teachers? I have honestly never done this for either child except for advising of a pre planned absence. Which is like once in 3 years.

to up date the gradebook to check how things are going on at school, to see lesson plans etc.

To see lesson plans? Seriously?

Teachers can’t complain that parents are uninvolved and then turn around and be aghast when they want to see lesson plans.

Yes, they can. Pretending you can’t “be involved” without demanding to see lesson plans which you are absolutely not entitled to see is asinine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always CC THE principal and the Asst Principal.

Gimme a K! Gimme an A! Gimme an R…

You’re up pretty late on a school night.

Aww, that was cute. At least you tried.

-Mom of multiple kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are so many parents emailing the teachers? I have honestly never done this for either child except for advising of a pre planned absence. Which is like once in 3 years.

to up date the gradebook to check how things are going on at school, to see lesson plans etc.[/quote]

Seriously?

Why does a parent need to see lesson plans?

[Anonymous]

What are you going to do with a teacher's lesson plans? Evaluate them? Complain about them?

[Anonymous]

I have emailed the teacher if my ES child has had multiple "bad days". A bad day is when he has interactions with other children that make him upset. I write the teacher to get both sides of the story and use their experience to see how we can help our child navigate those situations better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are so many parents emailing the teachers? I have honestly never done this for either child except for advising of a pre planned absence. Which is like once in 3 years.

to up date the gradebook to check how things are going on at school, to see lesson plans etc.

To see lesson plans? Seriously?

Teachers can’t complain that parents are uninvolved and then turn around and be aghast when they want to see lesson plans.

Yes, they can. Pretending you can’t “be involved” without demanding to see lesson plans which you are absolutely not entitled to see is asinine.

So we should be involved but only to the extent and in the manner in which the teacher seems fit. Gotcha.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are so many parents emailing the teachers? I have honestly never done this for either child except for advising of a pre planned absence. Which is like once in 3 years.

to up date the gradebook to check how things are going on at school, to see lesson plans etc.

To see lesson plans? Seriously?

Teachers can’t complain that parents are uninvolved and then turn around and be aghast when they want to see lesson plans.

Yes, they can. Pretending you can’t “be involved” without demanding to see lesson plans which you are absolutely not entitled to see is asinine.

So we should be involved but only to the extent and in the manner in which the teacher seems fit. Gotcha.

Pretty much. Parents do the same. Do we hear about major life change that affect their time at school…rarely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have emailed the teacher if my ES child has had multiple "bad days". A bad day is when he has interactions with other children that make him upset. I write the teacher to get both sides of the story and use their experience to see how we can help our child navigate those situations better.

Now imagine a teacher having to write a narrative of a child's day, multiplied by 25 times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are so many parents emailing the teachers? I have honestly never done this for either child except for advising of a pre planned absence. Which is like once in 3 years.

to up date the gradebook to check how things are going on at school, to see lesson plans etc.

To see lesson plans? Seriously?

Teachers can’t complain that parents are uninvolved and then turn around and be aghast when they want to see lesson plans.

Yes, they can. Pretending you can’t “be involved” without demanding to see lesson plans which you are absolutely not entitled to see is asinine.

So we should be involved but only to the extent and in the manner in which the teacher seems fit. Gotcha.

Yes. Look at the other thread where parents are popping off about a teacher quitting. There's this weird power shift where parents think that teachers work for THEM. We don't. We work for our school If my principal or coach wants to see lesson plans, they have a right to ask. You don't. If you'd like a general idea of what we are working on any given week, I provide those in a weekly update.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are so many parents emailing the teachers? I have honestly never done this for either child except for advising of a pre planned absence. Which is like once in 3 years.

to up date the gradebook to check how things are going on at school, to see lesson plans etc.

To see lesson plans? Seriously?

Teachers can’t complain that parents are uninvolved and then turn around and be aghast when they want to see lesson plans.

Yes, they can. Pretending you can’t “be involved” without demanding to see lesson plans which you are absolutely not entitled to see is asinine.

So we should be involved but only to the extent and in the manner in which the teacher seems fit. Gotcha.

Pretty much. Parents do the same. Do we hear about major life change that affect their time at school…rarely.

Then don’t complain. The double standard is shocking.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are so many parents emailing the teachers? I have honestly never done this for either child except for advising of a pre planned absence. Which is like once in 3 years.

to up date the gradebook to check how things are going on at school, to see lesson plans etc.

To see lesson plans? Seriously?

Teachers can’t complain that parents are uninvolved and then turn around and be aghast when they want to see lesson plans.

Yes, they can. Pretending you can’t “be involved” without demanding to see lesson plans which you are absolutely not entitled to see is asinine.

So we should be involved but only to the extent and in the manner in which the teacher seems fit. Gotcha.

Yes. Look at the other thread where parents are popping off about a teacher quitting. There's this weird power shift where parents think that teachers work for THEM. We don't. We work for our school If my principal or coach wants to see lesson plans, they have a right to ask. You don't. If you'd like a general idea of what we are working on any given week, I provide those in a weekly update.

This attitude is why Youngkin’s hotline exists.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are so many parents emailing the teachers? I have honestly never done this for either child except for advising of a pre planned absence. Which is like once in 3 years.

to up date the gradebook to check how things are going on at school, to see lesson plans etc.

To see lesson plans? Seriously?

Teachers can’t complain that parents are uninvolved and then turn around and be aghast when they want to see lesson plans.

Yes, they can. Pretending you can’t “be involved” without demanding to see lesson plans which you are absolutely not entitled to see is asinine.

So we should be involved but only to the extent and in the manner in which the teacher seems fit. Gotcha.

Yes. Look at the other thread where parents are popping off about a teacher quitting. There's this weird power shift where parents think that teachers work for THEM. We don't. We work for our school If my principal or coach wants to see lesson plans, they have a right to ask. You don't. If you'd like a general idea of what we are working on any given week, I provide those in a weekly update.

This attitude is why Youngkin’s hotline exists.

Please, call the hotline and tell them your child's teacher is not providing lesson plans. You can also call the hotline and tell them that as your child's teachers employer, you are having issues with their employee. I look forward to hearing back.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are so many parents emailing the teachers? I have honestly never done this for either child except for advising of a pre planned absence. Which is like once in 3 years.

to up date the gradebook to check how things are going on at school, to see lesson plans etc.

I did not think these were things we could even ask. Seems like it would be annoying for the teacher to answer all these types of inquiries individually. As much as I would love to know what is going on in the classroom and be able to support the educational process as has been mentioned in this thread, school is a literal black hole except what my kids tell me. And no there are not classroom volunteers allowed and we have had no in person school events this year. We are not allowed in the building at all.

Is your child in ES? Our teacher sends a weekly email to all parents with important info and a brief description of what the kids worked on that week in each subject area. Most teachers at our school have done this.

Nope, we don’t get this. Nor do we get a weekly folder that I also hear goes out in other classes in the school. One teacher doesn’t send home completed work either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are so many parents emailing the teachers? I have honestly never done this for either child except for advising of a pre planned absence. Which is like once in 3 years.

to up date the gradebook to check how things are going on at school, to see lesson plans etc.[/quote]

Seriously?

There is page after page on this site of teachers complaining that parents don't want to get involved with their child's education. That we are disconnected from the classroom and not offering appropriate instructional support at home. Yet...yet....you get snotty when a parent says they check to see lesson plans. THIS is why teachers have the PR problems they do right now.

Do you even know what lesson plans are? Hint: You are not entitled to them.

Doctor can I take a second look at those X-rays I'm an expert what do I do ummm I'm government contractor.