Middle School Teacher's Positive Prank: Phone Calls, Not Emails
In a world where teachers struggle to find time to breathe between lessons and laundry, a NYC middle school principal in the early 2000s insisted that new teachers like our hero spend September to October calling parents to brag about their kids' good deedsāno lazy emails allowed. With nearly 100 students on her roster (because overcrowded classrooms are classroom chic), she made the impossible happen. The rationale? Build trust early so parents don't just hear about grade F disasters but also about Miss Jones' āproud as hellā calls. Two decades later, sheās still Facebook buddies, Goodreads pals, and dinner guests with those same families, now neck-deep in 30-something angst, pitching childrenās books instead of pop quizzes.
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Nothing says 'parent-teacher trust' like mandatory positive 'snitch calls' in an era of 100-student classrooms. Schools max out on mental gymnastics, but heaven forbid teachers hit āreplyā instead of dialing the ancient landline.
Teachers juggling 100 kids and a principal demanding āpositive phone callsā like itās a TED Talk. Imagine calling moms and dads just to say, 'Surprise! Your kidās alive and doing fine.' Revolutionary parenting 101.
Back when phones were wires and principals were optimists requiring actual voice calls. Forget emailsāteachers had to perform 'nice call CPR' to save the year, one 90-second goodwill chat at a time.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/26/2025 | Author: Christina Wyman
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