If you were to email your child's teacher

[eb777888]

Yeah, It's usually "Hi Mrs.RXXXXXX, I'm Melissa, David's mom. Blah blah blah."

[sake]

I'm confused... They literally wrote "Hey Mrs. Whatever?"
Or... they didn't address it at all?
or...?

[eb777888]

Nov 11, 2013 21:36:03 GMT -5 sake said:

I'm confused... They literally wrote "Hey Mrs. Whatever?"
Or... they didn't address it at all?
or...?

LOL!!! No, I think they just went right into the email and didn't address her at all.

[thinkofthesoldiers]

I address the teachers by Mr./Miss/Mrs./Ms. whatever no matter what my beef is.

[thinkofthesoldiers]

Nov 11, 2013 21:37:50 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

Nov 11, 2013 21:37:16 GMT -5 thinkofthesoldiers said:

I address the teachers by Mr./Miss/Mrs./Ms. whatever no matter what my beef is.

ThinkofEmilyPost

ThinkofMissManners

[Ohhmm(bligo)]

I ALWAYS put a salutation in my email. And feel old.
I'm glad someone appreciates it.

[pamela]

I don't typically use greetings in emails. Especially not after a first introduction.

[rugbywife]

Unless I am on a first name basis with a parent, or person, for that matter, there is always a greeting.

So the chair of our school council (PTA), also the parent of a child with serious behaviour issues, we chat daily by email and phone and in person too...most of my emails start with Hey ___. Anybody else? They get a full greeting.

[speckledfrog]

Either I'm drunk or tators is.

[RoxMonster]

Usually when I get e-mails from parents, they start with, "Ms/Mrs. Lastname," and when I reply, I always use "Mr./Mrs./Ms. Lastname," etc.

Occasionally they don't and just start typing. It doesn't offend me, but I prefer opening the e-mail with a salutation, so I'll use one when I write back.

[lola]

Not including a greeting in an email - when it's the first in the chain - is my professional/work related pet peeve. It isn't like it takes that much longer to type, "Hi Lola," and then the rest of the email.

(admittedly, if my options are no greeting or "Hey Douche Bag," i would take no greeting.)