Teachers unite around this stupidity and try for another day not to leave the profession

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Came in today to an email from a parent. Student deeply upset as we did not get her flowers after she played the 'main part' in the 'show'
She is Year 7. The 'main part' she is talking about? The narrator in our form class assembly about climate change. We were on stage for 6 minutes. It's the done thing apparently- she's seen it on TikTok.
Just blast me into the sun now and be done with it.

Yes, definitely this!!!

I could write a book of similar stories. Sadly not that unusual these days. Can AI draft a response for you?

Dear Matilda Batshit

As Milly-Rae will know from her narration, the assembly was to highlight the climate crisis we face today, and given that flowers are a controversial contributor to that crisis - air miles, water consumption, etc - it would have been profoundly problematic to reward her efforts with a floral tribute.

I hope she’ll be happy with the environmentally safe thumbs up we all gave her magnificent speaking.

best regards
A. Weary-Teacher

Can AI draft a response for you?

don't be so fucking stupid, its hay fever season

Dear Parent,

Thank you for your feedback about our class assembly on climate change.

You have helped me realise that, in our work on the project, we didn't examine the impact of heating and transport in the cut-flower industry and their consequential contribution to climate change. If your daughter would like to research this as an enrichment activity in her own time, I'm sure we could find a way to enable her to share the work with her classmates.

As the teacher responsible however, I do feel very relieved that words such as 'thank you' and 'well done' have a zero carbon footprint and are free.

Yours etc

Christ!!!! That's so entitled!!!!!

I'd be tempted to reply either

"oh dear, how sad, never mind" or "thoughts and prayers"

I would far sooner the school spend their budget on learning resources than bloody flowers ffs!

Do you get flowers for playing the main part of a teacher who doesn't want to strangle idiotic parents?

That's such an insult

I worked so hard in my first year of teaching

Tried to be the kindest
Fairest
Hardest working teacher ever

One parent went nuclear because I did not make enough of a fuss over a media her daughter got at gymnastics

I bloody did make a fuss

I hated teaching
I lasted three years

Lovely students but my god the nonsense surrounding that profession 😡😡😡😡😡

😂 Wtf? Wow… I feel bad (for you) but I find this so funny.

Ban social media and actually ban most parents.

thank goodness no emails when I was teaching. I can remember a handful of stupid parent comments in a very long and enjoyable teaching career. You have to have a thick skin in teaching nowadays. But remember the lovely children and ignore the foolish parents.

I usually feel bad for the OP when the tabloids pick up a thread.

If OP doesn’t mind, I think this could be the basis of a rather amusing one, whilst also increasing well deserved sympathy for teachers.

What? Is this child ND? If so I understand but I’m presuming the parents isn’t.

There’s always one. 😂😂😂😂

Soooo glad I’ve retired!

I can well believe this. Just look at the fuss in the media whenever year 11s are banged from their prom on account of behaving like little shits.

My favourite ever response to a complaint is;

"Oh dear. Tell you what, write it on a piece of paper, put it an envelope, tear it up, and shut your face."

This is where "I'm sorry you/she feels that way." is the simple answer.

Idiots.

❤️❤️❤️

Speaking as a primary school teacher... GOOD LORD.

I hope you replied with something along the lines of:
"Hi Parent,
I'll assume this is a joke. Our "6-minute-show-flower-budget" is, not unreasonably, zero.
All the best,
You."

I wonder if this student will give your flowers at the end of year for teaching them?

I think not!

my response would be:
no one child is singled out
the school budget does not allow for purchasing individual students flowers
i do not personally spend my salary on one student

How are you going to reply OP? This is top level bat-shittery if I ever did hear it!

How about.

Thank you for your email which I read with great interest.

Kind regards.

Thats it.

Just email back and say the parents usually buy them. The school has no funds for such inessentials. Guilt trip the mum!