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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel that sometimes teachers are way too sensitive about what time parents email them. I am emailing you at 11:00pm because I work full-time, then I have to make my kids dinner, then get them to bed, clean up for a bit, and around 11:00 is the first chance I've had to sit down at my computer. I'm not expecting you to respond right away, this is just my life.[/quote]

This is because you aren’t emailing at 11:00 and then emailing again at 8 am angry that you did not get a reply. But other parents are. I can guarantee that right now, someone is emailing several teachers about her children’s failing grades and she will steam all weekend because no one has responded. All of that anger will erupt early Monday morning before teachers can read her emails and reply.[/quote]

Then that teacher should have some grace and patience with the parent and reply at his/her earliest opportunity.[/quote]
Or.set an auto-reply so that the parent knows when to expect a reply and doesn't feel ignored.[/quote]

You don’t think a sane person realizes if they email a teacher on a Friday night that they should not [b]expect[/b] a reply before Monday morning? That seems obvious to me. [/quote]
How would they know? Most people answer emails on weekends. DH is sitting next to me answering work emails right now.[/quote]

Even so, why the anger? I can get the hope, but the entitlement and rage expressed on Monday mornings is really disturbing. Public schools don’t offer 24/7 customer service. Even private schools don’t.[/quote]
Why are you so hung up on the one time a parent sent you a follow-up email and assigning the worst possible motivation to every parent? It sounds like you are looking for conflict and not solutions.  [/quote]

One time? Lol!!!!!!! You think this happens one time per parent? That is hysterically funny.[/quote]
You must live a very high-drama life.[/quote]

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