Regarding+Student+Absence...

= // Regarding Student Absence... // = Dear Parents and Students,

WRITTEN BELOW IS A) THE WHOLE STORY //and// B) THE SHORT VERSION

A) The whole story...

With the advent of new technologies, new problems arise. One such new technology, e-mail, has been a great improvement to our society. Unfortunately, it has created a problem for teachers as parents and students have turned to this technology as an aide in getting make-up work when a student is absent.

In the old days, students called each other to find out what they missed. Students took it upon themselves to find out what they missed from other classmates. This process has now changed.

In modern times, students and parents find it much more convenient to e-mail teachers and request missing work. While this is very convenient for the student, it is less convenient and quite time-consuming for teachers.

In a typical day, I have approximately ten students absent. I'm sure everyone can understand that teachers don't always have the time to answer individual e-mails each and every day.

My website features notes, worksheets, labs, and many resources for students and parents. I do work hard to do the most that I can for my students.

I hope that students and parents understand that while I will honor all requests for work, I may not be able to honor such requests with the necessary expediency that students/parents may want.

My suggestion: Students should use their technology to call, text,e-mail, tweet, etc. their friends about the work they miss. Then students can utilize the technology I do offer (my website) to help them keep up when they miss school.

Thank you for your understanding.

B) The short version...

I hope that students and parents understand that while I will honor all requests for work missed due to absence from school, I may not be able to honor such requests with the necessary expediency that students/parents may want. The number of requests regarding missing work is extremely high and very difficult to keep up with.

My suggestion: Students should use their technology to call, text,e-mail, tweet, etc. their friends about the work they miss. Then students can utilize the technology I do offer (my website - which has notes, worksheets, labs, etc.) to help them keep up when they miss school.

Thank you for your understanding.