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[quote=Anonymous]High school teacher here, retired three years ago after a 41 year career teaching math at a boy's school. We were not necessarily encouraged, or required, to send out letters. Each semester, I sent out what I called my "Positive Notes," always handwritten, to the parents of kids I observed doing something positive in my classroom, such as making a special effort to learn, or helping another kid with a tough math concept, or earning a grade on a test that was great for him whether it be an A, B, or C, or just being an all around good kid, whether he was one of the very quiet ones or a more outgoing one. I especially enjoyed sending a positive note home to the kids who probably didn't think they'd ever get anything positive from a teacher, but I enjoyed sending them to anyone whom I observed doing something positive. I sent out anywhere from 1 to 6 or 7 notes each semester. It took a lot of time to write a thoughtful note, and with everything we have to get done, both teaching tasks and administratively, I can sure see why teachers don't have time to do so, but to me it was worth the time and effort. [/quote]
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