Is it normal for teachers to ring parents with praise?

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This isn't a bragging thread ( though of course I am proud) but one of dd's teachers rang today to praise dd. This has happened before with other teachers and dd knows other people in the school who have had " nice" phone calls home
I think it's really nice to get but it certainly never happened when I was at school. Is it a thing that happens all over the place? I know about sending postcards home with compliments, but not phone calls.

I wish my DCs teachers would do this. Both are particularly bright especially DS. Or when I was at school. Most only hear from teachers for something negative.

I get postcards, phone calls and text mesages from DD's teachers. It's mostly text messages, actually. Stuff like "worked hard in science today". It is mostly the same teachers that do it.
I really appreciate it. Especially when they ring about problems. The school is huge, around 1600 pupils, so it really does show that they
a) know who she is
b) recognise there is a problem and
c) the system works
The pastoral care at the school is fantastic too. They have been really supportive with DD recently.

Unheard of at our school. They're not big on public praise. My two have had those superstar certificates a couple of times over 5 years, despite being well-behaved, hard-working boys. I'd love them to go to a school that was a bit more enthusiastic. Well done to your DD and to her teacher for being so lovely.

I run a sort of one-up, one down: for every bad phone call to one parent, I try to balance it with a good one to another: helps me think I not completely hopeless.

Can be very useful for making 3-corner deals with parents & offspring: Some DD wants to go to a concert with her "bezzie"; Mum says "Yes, if Mrs Lifeisa.... rings me to say you have had a good week". Provided you lay down some ground rules "No begging, & I need to be REALLY impressed" it works really well. A very difficult boy has improved hugely since I got him by the short & cur I mean football practice.

Dc's school do the postcards but not often.
A work colleague got a phone call today from her ds's school to tell he how well he had been doing in maths recently.

I've done it (as a teacher) on several occasions. Mostly when it was a child who was particularly "difficult" in class and I wanted them to learn that I didn't just give bollockings and phone calls home for bad stuff, but I also did it when they'd done well. It often did the trick to get them to continue the good behaviour.

The problem with the one up one down surprise is that you need to misbehave to get the call. What about those kids who work hard and behave every lesson?

What about those kids who work hard and behave every lesson?

They turn out nice, do well and get the success they deserve! Be thankful. . When the school phone number comes up on my mobile I die a little more ...

Not always though HighNoon.