Do you ever apologize to the teacher when your you are wrong?

[Anonymous]

If your middle school DC misinformed you, so you shot off a snippy email, do you apologize to the teacher when it turns out you are wrong?

[Anonymous]

Of course. Why wouldn't you apologize if you did something wrong?

[Anonymous]

Yes of course you should apologize

[Anonymous]

No. I write the email and never send it.

You should try that..it's therapeutic.

[Anonymous]

Yes.

And next time remember that your child isn't telling the whole story.

And know that grownups never send snippy emails to teachers, even if the teacher is wrong. (It is not the way mature people behave, and it won't achieve your goal, anyway).

Be a grownup. Apologize for your factual errors and your tone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your middle school DC misinformed you, so you shot off a snippy email, do you apologize to the teacher when it turns out you are wrong?

ha. "misinformed"

Why didn't you just say lie?

And yes, of course, you should apologize. Are you kidding me?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I write the email and never send it.

You should try that..it's therapeutic.

But remember to put your own name in the subject heading in case you hit send by mistake. Otherwise, great advice.

[Anonymous]

Uh, of course ... ??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I write the email and never send it.

You should try that..it's therapeutic.

Why not just apologize?

[Anonymous]

Yes, of course you apologize.
Misinformed on purpose? If so, punishment.

[Anonymous]

I sure do.

[Anonymous]

Yes, of course. Why wouldn't you?

And it's irrelevant whether it was a teacher or someone else. Are you suggesting the occupation of the wronged person makes a difference in whether you apologize or not?!

[Anonymous]

I have two in HS and I haven't written a snippy email to a teacher so far. Generally, complaints about a teacher or class from a young teen may contain a certain amount of "misinformation."

[Anonymous]

Teacher here. The people on this thread are definitely in the minority. I have never received an apology from a parent who later learned they were wrong about something. Not once.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I write the email and never send it.

You should try that..it's therapeutic.

Why not just apologize?

NP: Because there is nothing to apologize for ... that's the point. She didn't shoot off the ill-informed email in the first place.