Would it be weird to email this school?

[BusySusan]

Was in a museum today and kept running into a school group.

They were so well behaved and so excited by all of the exhibits. Their teacher was just lovely and was so patient. I am PG and hormonal but was slightly weepy by it all, it was just what I'd love my DC to experience.

Went to follow the museum on Twitter and they'd retweeted the school's tweet. It's a school in a 'characterful' area of town... it doesn't have a great rep.

Would it be weird to email the school and say I was so impressed by the children and staff?

Definitely do it! I work in a special school for looked after children who have behavioural and emotional problems. We received a letter once from a member of the public praising some of our children after they had been playing with her children on the park. We also had one from our GP's surgery saying how well behaved and delightful one of our children was during a visit.

Things like this keep us going and make us sooo proud of the kids but, more importantly, makes the kids feel good about themselves!

Definitely do it ! Staff and pupils will be delighted !!

Yes yes yes do it

I might even be tempted to tweet too

Do it!
That teacher will have had to fill in 101 forms to get the children off site, she will have been doing a head count every 5 minutes and is probably in bed by now utterly exhausted.
She, and the school, will really appreciate it.

People are very quick to moan and complain. Complimenting doesn’t seem to happen as often.

Definitely! I was the first adult at a nasty road accident with sixth formers shortly behind me. They were amazing - called emergency services while I gave first aid, then sat with my children in my car and watched Netflix on their phones with them, but also to highlight that it wasn’t a pleasant scene and I hoped they were ok / got some support if they needed it.

I emailed their principal because I was so impressed with them. I got a lovely reply from him.

I love that you have done this. It genuinely makes a HUGE difference when schools get positive feedback. I remember us receiving an email from a woman who had been out walking with a buggy. A group of our kids wordlessly starting moving every single bin out of her way so she wouldn’t have to go onto the road. It was her description of the way they did it without really breaking their stride or needing any input from her. It meant a huge amount to know that she had gone home and taken time out of her day to tell us.

The teacher who organised that trip will burst with pride

Please do it! Schools don’t tend to get compliments from the public only complaints.

Do it, I work in a school and I know it would be much appreciated,

Yes please do.

Like other posters have said, our head reads them out and also praises staff directly.

Definitely do it

Did you do it OP?

Did they reply? The times I have done this I have got a nice reply