Do you think it is appropriate?

Question

For me to create another email account, anonymously, and email one of my high school teachers to talk about my depression and self-injury freely?

If you were a teacher and an anonymous student did this what would you do?

Answer 1

I am a teacher. I would answer it because I would want to help the student. I would definitely send the e-mail. Be very polite and to some degree apoliogize for being anonymous.

Answer 2

I would probably take it to the principal, and see if I could get the ISP to reveal the identity of the account holder for his/her self-protection.  But I would be deeply upset by being given this information without being told who it came from, since I couldn't help the student that way.

Answer 3

As a teacher, I have a duty to report any activity such as that. If something like that arrived in my email inbox, I would go out of my way to find that student to ensure they got the help they needed. BUT I would be disappointed that the student wasn't comfortable enough to talk to me.

Keep in mind that teachers are humans also (I know I am), and we know what its like to have bad days, weeks and sometimes even bad months and years. Talk to your teacher about it face to face because they can help you, and if they can't they will point you to someone who can.