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    Re: What Do I Do Here? with a wacky e-mail?
    Posted by: Yep, I agree on 11/01/09

    Yep, I agree. I am not going to do anything with this. I like the
    idea of calling the parent and saying "What do you want me to do
    with this information?" I am not going to do anything to get
    anyone in trouble, based on "hearsay". I think it's unfair to have
    put me in the middle of something like this. I don't care to be
    involved in issues this parent is having with others at the school.

    On 11/01/09, Super Sleuth Teacher wrote:
    > Information that comes 'in confidence' is information that
    > didn't come to you at all. What does this parent want? And -
    > who knows if the parent is right or not? Why leap to
    > assumptions based on this e-mail that asks you to keep in 'in
    > confidence'?
    > Why did they send it to you if they want you to do nothing
    > with it??
    > You're playing with fire and with a colleague's fire at that
    > and for what? A wacky e-mail? It's not 'information' - it's
    > hearsay at best and it's unfounded rumor at worst if you
    > start talking about it to anyone.
    >
    > Is the kid doing ok in your class? Answer the parent "thanks
    > always for staying in touch. I enjoy teaching John - he's a
    > very nice young man."
    > Joan
    > Smith
    >
    >
    >> I just received an email from a parent, who basically told
    >> me that our school's resource teacher is spoon feeding our
    >> kids the answers to the tests they are taking. Her son has
    >> been given answers to math retake tests, as opposed to
    >> getting assistance in figuring out how to do them himself.
    >>
    >> I don't know what to do with this information, but I am
    >> seriously concerned by this. I don't teach math, but I do
    >> send students to this teacher for "assistance" with language
    >> arts quizzes and tests. I would hate to find out he's been
    >> spoon feeding them answers to MY tests as well.
    >>
    >> Advice on how to handle this? It was shared by the parent in
    >> "confidence". NOW WHAT?
    >>



    Posts on this thread, including this one

  • What Do I Do Here? , 11/01/09, by Ethical Teacher In Need of Advice.
  • Re: What Do I Do Here? , 11/01/09, by Jo.
  • Re: What Do I Do Here? , 11/01/09, by i had the same issues one year.
  • Re: What Do I Do Here? , 11/01/09, by mrs.h.
  • Re: What Do I Do Here? , 11/01/09, by Jo.
  • Re: What Do I Do Here? with a wacky e-mail?, 11/01/09, by Super Sleuth Teacher.
  • Re: What Do I Do Here? with a wacky e-mail?, 11/01/09, by Yep, I agree.
  • Re: What Do I Do Here? with a wacky e-mail?, 11/01/09, by Jo.
  • Re: What Do I Do Here? , 11/01/09, by ok.
  • Re: What Do I Do Here? , 11/01/09, by Jo.
  • Re: What Do I Do Here? , 11/02/09, by Gillian C.
  • Re: Concerns and complains that lie outside one's classroom, 11/02/09, by should go to the principal.
  • Re: Concerns and complains that lie outside one's classroom, 11/02/09, by Jo.
  • Re: Can you redirect them to the source of the problem, 11/02/09, by EE.

     
     
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