School Letters via E-mail

Personally, I think it's a bad idea.

Why is it a bad idea? It's not like they wouldn't send letters by post if the parents had no computer. This way saves paper and money, and probably hassle too.

Not to mention the ability to tell if the mail had been opened. repeat the mantra afte rme - anything which increases communication is a good thing.

(Except mobile phones, eh Pete?)

but school letters aren't generally sent by post. Or at least they weren't at my school. They were handed out by the teacher last thing in the afternoon before we all went home. So I envissaged a situation when only the kids with no e-mail access in the home were handed letters whilst the other kids chanted "pauper!" or somesuch. Of course, most of these hand-delivered letters ended up scrunched up just outside the school gates, rather than given to parents. But e- mail wouldn't necessarily overcome this problem, coz most kids are more computer-literate than their parents and so would simply delete the e-mails when they got home, wouldn't they?

Maybe, maybe not. After all they could send something to work e-mail. I would imagine they will still hand all letters out by hand as well. (Thus not saving on waste paper admittedly). Perhaps an e-mail reminder saying "We gave your child a letter today" might stop the gate crumpling.

If it don't hurt...

When they start sending SKOOL SOSAGES through email then we will know WE HAF THE POWER!