Comments on: Less Stress: Reduce Phone Calls http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/less-stress-reduce-phone-calls/ Providing HOPE for educators since 2007 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Joelhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/less-stress-reduce-phone-calls/#comment-387 Joel Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:14:24 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/2007/10/17/less-stress-reduce-phone-calls/#comment-387 Oh yeah, I have written about this more in my series <a href="http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/2007/07/09/5-habits-of-highly-effective-teachers/" rel="nofollow">5 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers</a> <a href="http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/2007/07/09/communication-procedures/" rel="nofollow">Communication Procedures</a>. It should do some to clear things up a bit... Oh yeah, I have written about this more in my series 5 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Communication Procedures. It should do some to clear things up a bit…

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]]> By: Joelhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/less-stress-reduce-phone-calls/#comment-385 Joel Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:50:58 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/2007/10/17/less-stress-reduce-phone-calls/#comment-385 You have a good point that it seems rude. Parent phone calls always get returned. Parent emails usually get returned. They don't get returned immediately, however. Most parent communication is based on poor communication on either my part, the part of the students, or both. I generally try to clarify the information by discussing it with the student beforehand, if at all possible. So my phone call is something along the lines of: "I got your phone call yesterday afternoon. Thank you for calling. I talked with Billy today and explained to him that he is not allowed to go to march in the parade because he failed his History class on the first six weeks report card. The Texas House Bill 72 'No Pass No Play' law states that any student who receives a single failing grade on a report card is ineligible and is therefore not allowed to participate in any extra-curricular event. He is, however, required to perform in the concert next Thursday because it is an extension of the classroom education and is defined as a co-curricular activity." Also, I know that in the case of an emergency, they will contact the main office who will send an office aide to let that student know of the problem. You have a good point that it seems rude. Parent phone calls always get returned. Parent emails usually get returned. They don’t get returned immediately, however.

Most parent communication is based on poor communication on either my part, the part of the students, or both. I generally try to clarify the information by discussing it with the student beforehand, if at all possible. So my phone call is something along the lines of:

“I got your phone call yesterday afternoon. Thank you for calling. I talked with Billy today and explained to him that he is not allowed to go to march in the parade because he failed his History class on the first six weeks report card. The Texas House Bill 72 ‘No Pass No Play’ law states that any student who receives a single failing grade on a report card is ineligible and is therefore not allowed to participate in any extra-curricular event. He is, however, required to perform in the concert next Thursday because it is an extension of the classroom education and is defined as a co-curricular activity.”

Also, I know that in the case of an emergency, they will contact the main office who will send an office aide to let that student know of the problem.

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]]> By: Miss Ahttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/less-stress-reduce-phone-calls/#comment-382 Miss A Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:54:34 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/2007/10/17/less-stress-reduce-phone-calls/#comment-382 To me this all seems a bit rude. A parent called you b/c they have a concern. If they took the time to leave you a msg it must be important to them. Also if you have caller id, sometimes you don't know who is calling and it could be an emergency. To me this all seems a bit rude. A parent called you b/c they have a concern. If they took the time to leave you a msg it must be important to them. Also if you have caller id, sometimes you don’t know who is calling and it could be an emergency.

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