I just got this email from a parent.
Mrs. A,
Hi my name is J. M. I am N’s mom. I just wanted to send you a little note to let you know how much N needs your class. Although he went to a private school for 9 years, the writing program was very week. He suffered last year and is now in your class.
N came home the first day and said, “Mom, I totally need this class. She is going to really teach us how to write. She went on to tell us how important writing will be for the rest of our lives.” I must say I was impressed with his reaction to what you said.
I will do my best to keep him motivated and on top of his homework. I will be checking school loop every day. I would like to send off an email to you a couple times a month, just for checks and balances and to keep on top of any missed assignments, should there be any. I know you have a million kids all day long, but I hope we can stay in touch periodically through email.
I look forward to a great year for N and him learning how to write properly!
Have a fantastic weekend!
dudethissorocksmysocksoff!!!!
Edited cause I’m a dork.
School Loop = online source where teachers post assignments and do their gradebook so that students and parents can stay up to date.
*grin* You rock!
Also, you should change the second reference to “N” as well 🙂
Also – “check school loop”?
Thanks baby. I fixed the entry as well.
That rocks.
In your copious free time, if you haven’t already, you should read “Up the Down Staircase”. Parts of it are dated, but some parts never change, and every time I read it, it makes me want to be a teacher.
Then the reality sets in. But it’s good that way.
I think it’s messages like that one that keep teachers in their jobs. I’m glad you got it so directly.
… and I hope you feel better soon.
Awesome!!
Parents like this rock nearly as much as teachers like you.
Congratulations, Mrs. A!
That is wicked cool. I wish I taught well enough to get feedback like that the few times I TAed (well, not from their parents, of course, since they’re all supposedly grownups).