Teacher hand delivered certificate usually given out in class.

[howmanycorners]

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?

Teachers just cannot win. Sorry state of affairs

Is it not possible for you to take a deep breath, find some common sense and just think "Wow, how kind that my child's teacher has gone to the trouble to make sure they get this, what a kind thing to do."

She posted something through the door - it’s not like she turned up, rang the bell and expected to come in for tea and cake!!

I used to teach in a small rural school and could see myself doing this if I thought it would matter to the child that they hadn’t had the certificate for some reason. No assembly because of the heatwave is my best guess. I knew all my parents well and know for a fact that they would all have been grateful for the effort. Having said that I’d been in all their homes anyway for a home visit before their children started school.

Just to be clear, your child’s teacher will have no interest whatsoever in what your house looks like or in snooping on what you’re doing. She was doing a kind thing for your child. A thank you next time you see her would be the most appropriate response.

Morons, morons everywhere

Jesus H Christ. You can not be for real?

This.

The teacher probably thought she was doing something kind for a child.

Your reaction is unbelievable.

Absolutely barking mad.

Teacher went the extra mile and you’re getting all anxious - Jesus wept.

Don’t open the door, shut the blinds and cower beneath the radiator. Classic MN advice in this situation.

I would just be grateful if a teacher did this - it seems like a kind gesture but maybe there's a back story to this.

You sound hyper-vigilant to me, OP, but there could be good reasons for that.

We don't know your history, OP - nor do you need to share it. But I have a good friend who grew up in Guatemala and whose father was shot in their driveway (he survived, but still). We now all live in London. She has instinctively taught her children to be very cautious about their security (well beyond what would generally seem necessary here but probably had to be second nature growing up in Guatemala such as e.g. have taxis drop you off at the end of the road so the driver doesn't know your specific address etc). But anyway, I can imagine she would be anxious if a teacher dropped something off directly at their door without warning. Similarly if there have been domestic violence or other dangers in someone's past.

Wait until you hear about post men and delivery drivers. It’ll blow your mind.

Did she invite herself to tea?

That didn’t cross my mind would be a much less concerning situation.

If a male teacher of my daughter came to my door for almost any reason at all, that would raise red flags of an inappropriate interest in my child. Because it’s my job to notice - because the stakes of not noticing are extremely high.

It is my job to be on guard and suspect these things in order to protect my children.

I just don’t have these concerns about women as the likelihood of them doing this is far far lower. So this situation the OP described wouldn’t worry me.

@beeble347 well I am a teacher (believe it or not with the user name) and it absolutely is something this I would do.
Some teachers have that type of relationship with their students.
What a shame that posts like this make teachers like me think twice about going the extra mile or doing lovely things for students. (Think twice but do it anyway because, I've been doing this job for over 30 years and almost always have a great relationship with my students)

@howmanycorners you are the type of parent who put people off the job. You have completely enraged me and I'm struggling not to spew abuse at you but 35⁰ in a classroom full of hot sweaty teenagers has sapped the swearing out of me. Actually that isn't true, but I don't want to get banned for telling you to fuck right off.
I do hope you've not passed on your utterly ridiculous thoughts on this onto your child.

Do you realise that teachers are DBS checked?

God. Teachers and schools are coming in for a right old bashing this week.

Teachers know addresses because they see all the paperwork. If you live near her she probably thought she'd drop it off on the way home so your child wouldnt be sad. So glad im not a teacher anymore my god.

I’m not criticising the reply because it’s right. If you feel like if crossed a boundary - complain

Having said that, please don’t complain. I can’t imagine how gutted she’d be if you tried to get her in to trouble for doing something nice

Christ teachers really cannot win can they? Anyone working in the school can see your address, you hand it over when you agree to send your child there. I’m sure you will also be the same parent moaning if your child didn’t get a certificate. Get a grip.

If I thought your child might be sad about missing their certificate and I knew your house was near mine, I might drop off a certificate.

If I thought there was a safeguarding issue I definitely wouldn't go round to have a look because that could easily blow back on me. I would pass any concerns due to issues seen at school on to safeguarding as that's the law.

The vast majority of teachers are professional - and kind.

pls ignore everyone telling you the teacher was just doing a nice thing. as an ex teacher I say trust your instinct. i can’t share too much, but it sounds like you’ve been knockered, basically you’re on a teacher list, they make up a reason to visit, take photos, sometimes video evidence, basic recon stuff and share in staff meetings and then on Reddit/4chan etc. teachers will obvs deny this but it’s 100% true

I've worked in education for 30 years. THIS NEVER HAPPENS.

What a load of nonsense. Do you honestly think we have time for that??? There is no way you’re an ex teacher.

Don’t be ridiculous!

MN be missing the joke

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