What would be your reply to this letter if you were the teacher? help me with letter making please..thanks.^_^

Question

AN OPEN LETTER TO MY CHILD'S TEACHER

When i found out that my child would be in your romm this year, I "checked you out" with parents of your previous students. i wanted to know if you were a "good teacher"; if you were fair; if you are fun to be with in class; if you challenged the students but not so as to frustrate them. then i began to wonder if you had chacked out my child with his previous teachers. was he a "good student"? was he fair? was he fun to have in class? was he a challenge yet not a frustration?

i guess the best thing to do is to let my child and you develop your own kind of working, sharing relationship. you are not perfect, nor is my child.

i realize that the ultimate responsibility of raising this child is mine, but i wonder if you will share this responsibility with me. you are a major factor in stimulating my child's desire to learn and encouraging him to develop his intellectual capacities to their fullest.

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Answer 1

Be careful. Take this to your department head or vice-principal and see about policy.

Answer 2

Well, that is a lot. hmm...I'm curious as to whether you teach elementary, middle, or high school.

Nevertheless, here is what I would say.

Dear. _________________,

I am so thrilled to know that you want to make such a deep investment in your child's education.  It is refreshing to know there are parents, like you, who care, because true education takes place at home and school.  Usually, I do not read every child's permanent record before having the student in my class.  My main reason for doing this is that I do not want to develop a preconceived notion about a student that could be incorrect based on a record.  I want the students to feel that this a new year, a fresh start, to explore new opportunities.  If I find that a student is struggling in my class, I contact home immediately and work it through with parents.  I am glad you feel it would be best for your child to develop a new working, sharing relationship with me.  Let's work together to make this a great new year!

I am glad to know that you care deeply about your child.  As the teacher, I will do my best to help him/her feel safe and engaged in my classroom.  Thank you very much for contacting me and for being so involved in your child's education! So that I can prepare to know your child better, would you let me know what you believe some of his/her strengths/weaknesses are?  In what ways does he/she seem to learn best? Visually? Hands-on? Auditory? What are some of his/her main interests, activities, and hobbies?  All of these things are important for me to know so that I can construct lessons that your child can connect to.

Have a wonderful day and I hope to have a fantastic year with your child!

Sincerely,

Answer 3

Princess Purple has the best letter I could ever have written.  As a middle school teacher, I try to construct a letter very similar to this for every parent.  The idea is you want to make sure you have contacted parents very early on.  I try to make sure I communicate with my parents regularly. Most of my parents are emailed with progress reports, ideas, suggestions and issues regarding their child.  We have a system which allows us to send reports directly to the parents (students have a way of not showing parents handouts and reports - especially when it's not good news).  That's a great letter!