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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh I should add as well. Some of the best teaching I do as a parent is when we travel. Language, geography, history are all supported by raising kids who are aware of being in a wider world. I don’t ask teachers to thank me for that when I return either. [/quote]

Why would they thank us for parenting? Everything you listed is what we [i]should[/i] do as parents. Teachers dont need to thank us for parenting by teaching our kids when we travel any more than they need to thank us for toilet-training our children, supplying toothbrushes to our children, or clothing our children. It is our JOB as parents.[/quote]

Agreed— and providing work to a child who has been absent is their JOB as teachers. No special thanks needed.[/quote]

Well, there’s absences and there’s absences. Sick? Definitely my job to provide work. Vacation? No, not really… but I’ll do it anyway.

And there’s “providing work” and there’s teaching. If you want me to say, “check online! It’s there,” then I provided work. If you want me to stay after to teach the lesson to your child because he was on vacation, then that’s additional teaching.

So you can withhold your thanks in a “I’m going to stick it to that teacher” kind of way. That’s fine. Meanwhile, my daughter was sick earlier this week. I sent an email to her teacher, she responded with support, and I thanked her for it. It took me about 3 seconds.

We are different people. [/quote]

I don’t know where you got this idea of “withholding”. When a teacher goes above and beyond for us, we make sure they’re recognized and appreciated. But the definition of above and beyond lies with the parent, not with you.

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Your responses don’t paint you as an appreciative person, or even a nice one:

“Agreed— and providing work to a child who has been absent is their JOB as teachers. No special thanks needed.”

This, after multiple illustrations of going “above and beyond.”

We remain different people. [/quote]

You’re right, I don’t need this level of validation for just doing my job. I understand that’s what the paycheck is for.

Again, the definition of above and beyond does not lie with you. You will be happier when you realize that. If the parents believe you’re going above and beyond, they will thank you.[/quote]

I don’t need validation for doing my job. I do it well every day. This is a separate issue, regarding doing additional work beyond contract.

I made one small comment two pages ago that simply said [b]a “thank you” for the extra effort teachers put in for families’ vacations may warrant a small show of appreciation [/b]in the form of two emailed words: thank you. Seriously. It’s just eight letters.

I was quickly put in my place. That’s a HUGE demand, apparently, and clearly a sign of entitlement.

Meanwhile, I’m the type who thanks parents for emailing me, responding to my emails, sending their kids to my after school study sessions. I thank parents for their continued support of my classroom efforts.

So I don’t understand being dismissive just to be dismissive. I guess that’s just not who I am.

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Yes. It May. If, in the parents’ judgement, it does. Believing that you’re the arbiter of who deserves what appreciation is entitlement.

You carry on thanking whomever you’d like. Parents will continue thanking those teachers who are going above and beyond for our kids— we know who they are.  Perhaps all the forced appreciation weeks is why you feel entitled to make additional requirements.[/quote]

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