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Subject: Re: [MK8] A generational shift?

From: L. V.M.

Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 23:00:28 -0500

I think there is such an informational overload (social media included)
that lots of things get ignored these days. Sorry. Hope you get at least a
little reimbursed. Maybe the school can reimburse you?

On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 4:36 PM Vanessa McGlothen <
vanessamcglothen@alhambraesd.org> wrote:
> Yes...it's disturbing!
>
> On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 1:27 PM Vining, Sonia
> wrote:
>
> > Iâ€™m 4 days from my 5th grade revue. (Doing "My Planet, Your Planet",
> one
> > of my MK8 favorites.) Every year to mark the special event of their last
> > performance at elementary school, we order t-shirts for the show. Every
> > year I have a few parents that either forget or can't afford one, and
> it's
> > tradition that I order (and pay for) those to make sure that no one gets
> > left out. It's usually five or so, not a huge deal. This year it was
> 12,
> > and my cost was over $100, so I sent handwritten notes home explaining
> that
> > I ordered their child a shirt because I wanted to avoid disappointment on
> > concert day, and I'd appreciate reimbursement. A few have ignored me; a
> > couple apologized for missing the deadline; and two have been so angry
> that
> > I purchased a shirt that they've written angry emails and note cards
> > because I hadn't called them to find out if their child was planning on
> > participating.
> >
> > Excuse me? I've sent no less than 3 emails and paper copies home with
> > information about this show, each one with the sentence "If you have any
> > questions or concerns, please contact me at..." In the 28 years I've
> > taught, the responsibility has always been with the parent to contact the
> > teacher if there's a problem or a conflict.
> >
> > Am I getting old? Is this a generational expectation with Millenials?
> > Has anyone else run into this?
> >
> > Sonia Vining
> >
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