Teacher asking for Yankee candles/test.....Update Pg 12 #168

[PrincessKsMom]

I think OP's son should respond with a counteroffer. You bring me $50 and I don't tell your boss.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

I KNOW!! Hubby and I just said this near exact same thing. What, there are a bunch of poor sad people who can barely get by... without their Yankee Candles?

That reminds me of the Golden Girls episode where Rose and Blanche come home in their Sound of Music nuns outfits, Sophia's brother (supposedly a priest) is there, and Blanche explains away the negligee she's holding as "they were collecting clothes for sexy needy people."

 

[KirstenB]

I think OP's son should respond with a counteroffer. You bring me $50 and I don't tell your boss.

heh, heh, I like this line of thinking

 

[Liberty Belle]

Unbelievable!

I'd send her an email back with these codes:

Buy two small candles, get two free via code "CRM911S"
Buy two medium candles, get two free via code "CRM911M"
Buy two large candles, get two free via code "CRM911L

just in case any underpriviledged kid needs to boost his grade, too.

 

[monsterkitty]

She didn't say the candles had to be new. Do you have a few old candles laying around that may need a new home?

 

[momrek06]

Oh my....just when you thought you have heard everything!!!

Keep us updated, OP!

 

[EthansMom]

Am I the only one who wonders if this teacher plans to give candles to all of her family members for Christmas?

 

[FSUDisneyGirl]

Did you talk to the principal yet, OP?

 

[dis-happy]

Wondering what kind of grade a Coach purse would get your ds...

 

[teacups]

Sorry, I forgot to mention that there is a fee for reading anything I have posted, and since you already read it... here is the list:

Bath and body vanilla lotion and spray
Brown Ugg boots size 8
White robe, thick and plush please- kids size 12
matching slippers size 4
5 qt crock pot
George Forman Grill
Transformers and Leggo's
Bakugans
2 digital cameras
an air pellet gun
Nintendo DS games
Wii system
A chain saw
and of course, Yankee Candles


There. Thats a big chunk out of MY Christmas shopping list!
This lady is really on to something here!

 

[Disneyglobegirl]

LOL - thanks for the laughs everyone.

Sorry it took my awhile to get back on I've been taking care of my pup who has a torn ligament. I need to keep him from running and jumping -not easy for a pup.

I replied to the teacher asking what the candles are for but haven't heard back yet. I will be contacting the principal tomorrow morning. I was really hoping that my first email to her would be a wake up call but I really think she is a bit clueless about the situation.

 

[minniebeth]

I think OP's son should respond with a counteroffer. You bring me $50 and I don't tell your boss.

 

[snarlingcoyote]

This is just strange to me. I teach high school, and I offer extra credit opportunities similar to this, but here is the reasoning behind it. First and foremost, my students and their parents are made aware of these opportunities when they arise, and they are made aware of what organizations are benefitting from their contributions. For example, our campus holds a soldier box drive, food drive and angel tree each year. When these opportunities come up I send an email to the parents and a note home with each kid letting them know what is occuring and the items that are needed, where the items will be sent, the timeline etc. Typically each drive is sponsored by a specific class period, and is a campus contest where the class that wins gets something like a lunch catered in by a local restaurant, so the students are getting something back for their contributions as well. I offer a specific amount of extra credit, like 1 point for each item they contribute up to 20 total points, and the total amount will go towards their test grades. However, it does not ever excuse a test grade, and I imagine if I offered it as such I would be putting my job in jeopardy.

THIS!

20 points in a high school class over a 6 or 9 week grading period is PEANUTS! It's not enough to really change the student's GPA in the class by any real statistical amount. It's gravy to get kids to do good things until they figure out that it actually feels kinda' good to do good.

A Yankee candle for any points for the teacher? Is wrong. Enough extra credit for some donationy thing that it skews GPAs? Is wrong. Either one of those deserves a private, kind word with the teacher to see if she's aware of the consequences of the actions. TOGETHER? They spell very, very, very wrong.

If I were the OP. . .I think I'd be going to the administration. "I was sure I misunderstood, so I e-mailed the teacher. I got this response. . .could you ask and find out what's going on? I still don't think I understand. Surely she can't mean what I think she means!"

 

[DeluxePrincess]

Wow. She was not joking. Basically, what she is saying is, "Give the teacher $25 and you get 2 A's on your test. $18 gets you 1 A. Throw me $10 and I'll take away your lowest grade." She is having students paying for grades! Asking for payment in the form of Yankee Candles does not change the intent. Since she did not disclose what the candles are for in the first email, the teacher sees this as perfectly acceptable. She seems to lack good judgement and the principal should definitely know.

 

[Stacerita]

Just wrong.

 

[kimmar067]

My son is in 10th grade and I am a teacher...No way would I expect him to handle this himself. We talk about this all the time...how this is the time when parents step away and let kids handle things themselves and sometimes, the kids just aren't ready or the situation calls for parental involvement.

This is a situation that calls for parental involvement. What I would do...I would clarify it "calmly" with the teacher to make sure exactly what she is asking, preferably in email so you have something you can show, and then I would go to administration. This is grades, and these count for college, so I wouldn't fool around.

...wow, I'm in the exact same position as you - I'm a teacher and I also have a 10th grade son....no way would I allow him to handle this on his own...on the other side of the coin, I can't even IMAGINE asking any of my students for ANY kind of item, expensive or not....doesn't this just boil down to 'buying a good grade'??? I would DEFINITELY contact the teacher ASAP to clarify things, and, if this IS true, go directly to the administrators. I don't think that they would be very happy about this situation....lastly, if my students were presenting a group project, I would wait until ALL participants are present so that they could ALL present their info - wouldn't the absence of one of the participants affect the presentation as well??

 

[kimmar067]

Unbelievable!

I'd send her an email back with these codes:

Buy two small candles, get two free via code "CRM911S"
Buy two medium candles, get two free via code "CRM911M"
Buy two large candles, get two free via code "CRM911L

just in case any underpriviledged kid needs to boost his grade, too.

 

[MomNeedsVacay]

is there an update on this?

 

[lajones81]

is there an update on this?

There have been a few...last one on the previous page, I believe.

 

[brekin67]

My son's teacher sold Avon to the students. Son felt pressured because other kids bought it and he was afraid she would be mad at him. I bought it. I still need to call principal.