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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Less than 10 kids in my DC's class and I'm getting so tired of his teacher not responding to emails.  [b]She never works off the clock[/b].  Emails are sent only during her planning period or at the end of the day if at all.  I've sent a few--direct questions--that have been totally ignored.  School has in general been resistant to putting a communication plan in the IEP.  She is always super friendly to your face.  [/quote]

You know she may be traveling for the holidays right now, correct?  It is almost Christmas.

I am floored repeatedly at emails from my students and their parents over breaks, and the sense of entitlement.  For example, I had a mom come ask me on the last day of school before break, "Will you be available to email and check Larlo's college essays over the break?"  She seemed very miffed when I said that no, actually I am not able to do this over Christmas break.  Yesterday the family emailed me three long college app essays anyway, asking me to "please look over these as soon as possible because we need to wrap up the application process before we go skiing for New Year's."  I'm not even a guidance counselor, just one of his teachers.

Your child's teachers have families and obligations over the holidays, too, OP.  Does YOUR boss email you the day before Christmas, asking you to do something that he should/could have asked you about weeks ago?[/quote]

Yes, my old boss would do that to set me up to fail.    I always made sure to check my email and usually stayed late before the holidays and often worked the holidays while she was at home with her kids.  I say old boss as she wouldn't be even remotely flexible so I could get my child to his therapies and I had no option but to quit.  Working is a luxury many of us on this board don't have due to our kids needs.[/quote]

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