Anonymous
Post 12/22/2014 15:07     Subject: Oops, teacher not giving thanks
Anonymous wrote:NP. I expect a thank you I I am sending in a Christmas gift - not a thank you gift.

My card says Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

I usually receive a thank you card. One exception - the principal has NEVER sent a thank you in 8 years of having kids at the school. She's never thanked the kids, as it goes into her inbox. We've decided to stop giving any sort of gift to her.

FWIW - I am a teacher, my mom's a teacher as is my aunt, female cousin (a principal) and all my sisters. We all send thank you cards.


The principal of my school is in charge of 850+ students. She gets about 300 Christmas gifts, mostly small things like baked goods. You REALLY expect her to hand-write THREE HUNDRED thank you cards? I can see doing that for wedding gifts that cost hundreds of dollars each, but for a small token gift, it seems ridiculous. As a parent, I would never expect this of a busy principal. It would not at all be a good use of her time!
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2014 15:03     Subject: Oops, teacher not giving thanks
NP. I expect a thank you I I am sending in a Christmas gift - not a thank you gift.

My card says Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

I usually receive a thank you card. One exception - the principal has NEVER sent a thank you in 8 years of having kids at the school. She's never thanked the kids, as it goes into her inbox. We've decided to stop giving any sort of gift to her.

FWIW - I am a teacher, my mom's a teacher as is my aunt, female cousin (a principal) and all my sisters. We all send thank you cards.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2014 14:28     Subject: Oops, teacher not giving thanks
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Teacher has no children and I think a brief note (just one sentence) doesn't hurt her time. I'm not a tight ass, I've been helping her in the classroom as volunteer, have two children, a husband, a profession, a house, my health to take care of. Every time I receive a gift, even if it's simple, write a brief thank you note the following day or the same week.
You are so better than the rest of us.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2014 14:15     Subject: Re:Oops, teacher not giving thanks
Anonymous wrote:I think the OP has a really great life if this is what she's worrying about. Most of us don't have time to worry about this stuff.


No one who gets bent out of shape over such trivial matters has a great life.

This woman's post has sourpuss written all over it.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2014 11:39     Subject: Oops, teacher not giving thanks
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I was a teacher, and would give every child who gave me a gift a handwritten thank you note. A parent emailed me over break, asking if I had received the gift, as she hadn't gotten a thank you note. I responded by telling her that I had given her child the note.
In hindsight, I imagine many parents wondered why they didn't get a thank you note, if the child opened it, read it, and tossed it. These were 4-6 graders. But, I can't force your child to give it you, and I'm not going to write the thank you notes and mail them to your house.


This is part of why I decided to email everyone this year. In years past I have found thank you notes in desks weeks later.


You've clearly had my kid in class.

Anonymous
Post 12/22/2014 11:30     Subject: Re:Oops, teacher not giving thanks
I think the OP has a really great life if this is what she's worrying about. Most of us don't have time to worry about this stuff.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2014 11:24     Subject: Oops, teacher not giving thanks
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hey, OP! Why don't you tell us some more stories of things that bother you. It's entertaining!


Sorry, I'm unable to entertain you now. Can you wait until I go back to DC from Austria?


I live how you are so upset about this that you are still following this thread while you are away in Austria. Hahahahaha!
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2014 11:22     Subject: Oops, teacher not giving thanks
Anonymous wrote:My DC K teacher received a Christmas gift from us early this week and I didn't hear a thank you. She didn't bother sending a quick note. Do some teachers assume parents HAVE to send gifts and they don't need to give thanks for that?



there is something wrong with your standards. be glad your teacher takes care of and teaches your child. the end. find something else to worry about.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2014 11:07     Subject: Oops, teacher not giving thanks
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hey, OP! Why don't you tell us some more stories of things that bother you. It's entertaining!


Sorry, I'm unable to entertain you now. Can you wait until I go back to DC from Austria?


Absolutely not.
You were not willing to give the teacher a little time, so DCUM is deeply offended that you would try to use the same excuse.
And Austria is really not far.



+1

I agree. I'd love to read about more of the things that bother OP. I'm sure it would be a hoot.

Secondly, if she can post and respond from Austria, surely she can regale us with more complaints.

Why should we have to wait for her to sort out her life to provide more amusement when the teacher wasn't offered the same courtesy?
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2014 11:07     Subject: Oops, teacher not giving thanks
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hey, OP! Why don't you tell us some more stories of things that bother you. It's entertaining!


Sorry, I'm unable to entertain you now. Can you wait until I go back to DC from Austria?


Absolutely not.
You were not willing to give the teacher a little time, so DCUM is deeply offended that you would try to use the same excuse.
And Austria is really not far.



+1

I agree. I'd love to read about more of the things that bother OP. I'm sure it would be a hoot.

Secondly, if she can post and respond from Austria, surely she can regale us with more complaints.

Why should we have to wait for her to sort out her life to provide more amusement when the teacher wasn't offered the same courtesy?
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2014 22:53     Subject: Oops, teacher not giving thanks
Anonymous wrote:I was a teacher, and would give every child who gave me a gift a handwritten thank you note. A parent emailed me over break, asking if I had received the gift, as she hadn't gotten a thank you note. I responded by telling her that I had given her child the note.
In hindsight, I imagine many parents wondered why they didn't get a thank you note, if the child opened it, read it, and tossed it. These were 4-6 graders. But, I can't force your child to give it you, and I'm not going to write the thank you notes and mail them to your house.


This is part of why I decided to email everyone this year. In years past I have found thank you notes in desks weeks later.
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2014 22:09     Subject: Oops, teacher not giving thanks
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hey, OP! Why don't you tell us some more stories of things that bother you. It's entertaining!


Sorry, I'm unable to entertain you now. Can you wait until I go back to DC from Austria?


Absolutely not.
You were not willing to give the teacher a little time, so DCUM is deeply offended that you would try to use the same excuse.
And Austria is really not far.

Anonymous
Post 12/21/2014 22:06     Subject: Oops, teacher not giving thanks
We've had teachers write thank you notes immediately and sent them home with the kids. Back before stamps got so darned expensive we would sometimes receive a think you note in the mail.

My own view is that the little gifts/cards that we give ARE thank you gifts. If we get a thank you note for giving a thank you gift that is really sweet but not expected.
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2014 22:01     Subject: Re:Oops, teacher not giving thanks
Every single teacher that has taught my two children has sent thank you notes AFTER the break. Some write individual notes, others send a nice letter to all parents thanking them for all the gifts they received for Christmas. Not that I would have been upset had I not received a thank you.
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2014 17:37     Subject: Oops, teacher not giving thanks
Anonymous wrote:Hey, OP! Why don't you tell us some more stories of things that bother you. It's entertaining!


Sorry, I'm unable to entertain you now. Can you wait until I go back to DC from Austria?