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Case: Parent Disregard to Learning
I have a parent who emails me constantly about her child on a daily basis. The emails vary each time, but they are very rarely about academics and more about me "checking on her children." For example, before Christmas break, she emailed me to see if I would check her child's Ugg boot and let her know what size it was because she was out shopping. This particular parent is a stay a home mom currently, but she was a middle school teacher before she had children. I'm not sure how to stress to her what is appropriate and what is not when it comes to emailing your child's teacher. We have a great parent support group at our school and this particular parent has a great deal of influence. My school also has a strict policy that we are to respond to all parent emails withing 24 hours of receiving it. I'm not sure how to address this particular parent without causing an uproar in my classroom and for the school.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Send out a group email to all parents stating the same information explaining that "I am here to help your child learn. If you email me during school hours with anything other than academics then I will be answering after the school day is over. Other than that I will email during specials." This way the parent does not feel pinpointed out and there is proof that if you need to go to an administrator about disrupting emails. The parent will hopefully stop if they know they will not be getting an answer right away and you are also following the 24 hour rule. |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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| The suggested solution is original |
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| Comments: I think this is a good idea. |
| Rated On: October 18, 2015 5:22 pm |
| Rated By: aTeRaz |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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| The suggested solution is original |
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| Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this. |
| Rated On: October 16, 2016 12:20 am |
| Rated By: junuTu |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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| Comments: Even though the parent is not pinpointed they will know it is about them and may react out of embarrassement |
| Rated On: March 2, 2017 11:24 pm |
| Rated By: tuBaZu |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: Group email is not necessary because the parent will know you are talking about her |
| Rated On: March 5, 2017 10:29 pm |
| Rated By: ReRege |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: I like the idea of emailing all of the parents so that no one feels pinpointed because they specifically received the email. |
| Rated On: October 15, 2017 8:18 pm |
| Rated By: GaVyme |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: This is a great solution! |
| Rated On: November 1, 2023 10:09 pm |
| Rated By: aBuQat |
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