When did teaching become a customer service job?

Sorry for the typos.

Question for OP - what did your kid ask, how often do you send emails and was it addressed in class? I’m a teacher ans always respond, but it’s frustrating when I am constantly asked the same questions that I’ve answers about grades. I post grades and instantly receive emails asking what they can do to raise their grade. I always respond but some teachers stop responding when the answers are always the same: complete the missing assignments, the retake will be...and that date is posted online.

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Anonymous wrote:My child emailed his teacher regarding a grade on Friday morning. The teacher has not acknowledged nor responded to the email. In your experience is this normal/appropriate?

My child's math teacher (fifth grade, ACPS) has never responded to me or my child.

The issue has been raised with the principal (and the previous principal) and higher at ACPS by multiple parents since the spring. No one cares.

So happy to almost be out of this awful school and the ACPS system. It's so sad that the parents at the school (George Mason) are satisfied with so little for their children.

How often are you emailing the teachers? If no one ever responds to you or cares about a reply not being sent, maybe look at your emails and what you are saying in them?

Anonymous wrote:I often read it, chuck, say I’ll respond later and then forget.

Fire me?

Are you ES teacher? I hope so. I have really instilled advocating for oneself throughout 4-6 th grade so that by the time my kids got to MS and certainly HS they were on their own emailing teachers for various things. I would hope MS/ HS teachers respond to students when they are advocating for them selves. This is a huge life lesson those teachers should recognize. Granted, I’m sure “grace” must be given this year.

I often read it, chuck, say I’ll respond later and then forget.

Fire me?

My kid's teacher is just now grading work from November, and didn't bother responding to emails from either my kid, or me.

Thankfully, very different experience with my other kid.

Teachers have way too much to do these days to respond to student emails. It it takes more than a week to respond, I guess you could send it again. If you have a question, ask during class.

Anonymous wrote:My child emailed his teacher regarding a grade on Friday morning. The teacher has not acknowledged nor responded to the email. In your experience is this normal/appropriate?

My child's math teacher (fifth grade, ACPS) has never responded to me or my child.

The issue has been raised with the principal (and the previous principal) and higher at ACPS by multiple parents since the spring. No one cares.

So happy to almost be out of this awful school and the ACPS system. It's so sad that the parents at the school (George Mason) are satisfied with so little for their children.

Also, have your child double check his junk email to make sure the teacher didn’t already reply.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child emailed his teacher regarding a grade on Friday morning. The teacher has not acknowledged nor responded to the email. In your experience is this normal/appropriate?

Maybe she will talked to him doing the next time he has class, if not you should CC the AP, principal, school board members, superintendent, The Vice President of the United States and the president of the United States.

I like to also CC the US Secretary of Education but since the position is currently vacant I guess I’ll just stick with this list.

You joke, but the only way to get some teachers to respond is to cc the AP.

I wouldn’t do that until you have at least tried to email him/her twice. Give them the benefit of the doubt that they overlooked it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child emailed his teacher regarding a grade on Friday morning. The teacher has not acknowledged nor responded to the email. In your experience is this normal/appropriate?

Maybe she will talked to him doing the next time he has class, if not you should CC the AP, principal, school board members, superintendent, The Vice President of the United States and the president of the United States.

I like to also CC the US Secretary of Education but since the position is currently vacant I guess I’ll just stick with this list.

You joke, but the only way to get some teachers to respond is to cc the AP.

Anonymous wrote:24 hours, except over the weekends, holidays, or snow days.

What?! Yeah, that is a bit too precise. Sorry.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child emailed his teacher regarding a grade on Friday morning. The teacher has not acknowledged nor responded to the email. In your experience is this normal/appropriate?

Maybe she will talked to him doing the next time he has class, if not you should CC the AP, principal, school board members, superintendent, The Vice President of the United States and the president of the United States.

I like to also CC the US Secretary of Education but since the position is currently vacant I guess I’ll just stick with this list.

24 hours, except over the weekends, holidays, or snow days.