Teacher hand delivered certificate usually given out in class.

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I don’t know what to make of this, dc is in primary school and every week someone gets a certificate.
Suddenly I saw my child’s teacher walk past the lounge window at about 8 pm and post a certificate through the door.
Aibu to find it a bit strange and wonder why she did this having had to look up our address and purposely drive to our house when all certificates are handed out in school and she would see my child in the morning?

Agree. I personally would only be momentarily annoyed at this, but people feel differently! All this "that's what a letterbox is for" - very black and white thinking! I give my address out for all kinds of legitimate reasons, but I want it used appropriately.

She probably did it because lots of us teachers care about the children in our classes and she knew something about the next school day that you didn't.

She did a kind thing and you're online criticising her.

Why do we bother?

She forgot to give it out and gave up her time to come and deliver it.

amazing teacher you’ve got there

you are nuts or paranoid and ungrateful

agree it’s very black and white thinking to feel this is the purpose of the letterbox ….when really its purpose is….?
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Sadly the laughing ‘reaction’ got removed. How about one which means “Crazy OP here, worth a read”?

I’ve cracked it! She’s actually having an affair with OP’s DH and was hoping for a quick shag on her way home but OP ruined the plan by being there.

You genius!

You are way overthinking this, get over yourself.

Talk about no good deed going unpunished

It's 2026. You don't "dig it up". You click on the student's name and their details come up.
Instantly.

Teachers can’t do anything nice or right can they??

I will add the utter batshittery on this thread to my long list of reasons I no longer teach 🙄. JFC - I can imagine the “I can’t believe my child didn’t get a certificate despite his school being closed” thread next 🤦‍♀️.

So if your boss turned up unexpectedly at 8pm and posted a piece of non urgent work through it, you wouldn't think christ that's weird, why has he done that, couldn't it wait until tomorrow

No, apparently you'd think oh look, a piece of work has been posted through my letterbox and that is absolutely fine because the purpose of a letterbox is to have things posted through it. As the letterbox has served its rightful purpose my brain can no longer process this situation further

I remember the first COVID lockdown. The students entitled to FSM got them delivered by school staff. To their address.

I agree with you OP. I have 5 children and never once had a teacher come to my door, except my DD's Y5 teacher because her son was here for a birthday party! It is weird, it is overstepping and its not crazy of you to be thinking into it. I would too.

It’s not a piece of work, though is it? It’s a certificate and requires no further action from the op. It’s not an equivalent example.
Now if my boss turned up and posted a card through my letterbox or dropped off something I had left at work which she thought i might need that evening, then I would not think that odd. Indeed I would consider it a thoughtful gesture.

The reason has been given.
She posted a certificate.

Overstepping what exactly?

Are mail delivery workers also overstepping boundaries by using your post box for its intended use? How about neighbours posting Christmas cards? Or is it just teachers you don’t like posting stuff through your door.

In all honesty, she probably realised she’d forgotten to hand out your dc’s certificate to them, realised that might have made your dc sad not being able to show off their certificate and thought she’d do a kind thing to make your dc happy. Or alternatively maybe she wanted to spy on you and your home so that she could inform all the staff on Monday that you live in a shitty house and obviously don’t look after your kids because there were weeds growing on the drive and then they will all sit in the staff room at break time laughing at your house before agreeing you need reporting to social services 🙄

She's getting a hard time because she wants to demonise someone that did nothing wrong. I know somw people always have to defend the o.p but this is a time where she needs ser straight not have her delusions fed.

One of my children’s teachers walks by my house daily so it wouldn’t bother me in the slightest.

Maybe they assumed you’d be keeping them off today in the heat or maybe they were planning on skiving off themselves.

It is an equivalent example assuming you don't take your work home with you and therefore wouldn't action it until the next day. A certificate doesn't need to be delivered in the evening and neither would a piece of work in my scenario. So wouldn't you be puzzled by that, if it were unexpected and unnecessary? Or would you be stuck on the letterbox having fulfilled its function?

Inconsequential. Your poor child having their achievements regarded in such aaway.To a child a certificate is an exciting thing to receive. Celebrate and be pleased that an important person in their young life recognises their achievement.

That’s just funny. She’s got that information because she’s got safeguarding responsibilities towards the children. you do not have such responsibilities.

It's so sad how cagey lots of people are now about what are perfectly nice/ harmless actions and human interactions. Fortunately, I think they're overrepresented on the Internet.