His teacher didn’t grade his essay — so this 12-year-old sent a brutally honest email CC-ing his mom
Tired of his stepmom's nagging, this 12-year-old penned a note befitting exhausted corporate adults
A 12-year-old boy found himself caught in the middle of a confusing situation. The other day, he had submitted an assignment to his school teacher, who might not have gotten time to grade it yet. At home, each time his stepmom logged in to check his assignments, she found this particular assignment missing. On the one hand, his stepmom kept nagging him; on the other, the teacher wouldn’t grade the assignment. Grappling with the dilemma, the kid had no choice but to write a “bluntly honest” email pouring with the heart-wrenching sentiment of his suffering.
His father, who goes by the moniker u/Tkappae on Reddit, shared a screenshot of the email on March 26, which received more than 63,000 upvotes in just one day. Impressed by his sharp-shooting statements and a professional manager’s attitude, people are saying that the boy is already ready for the corporate world. “Get this kid a cubicle,” remarked u/logan0110.
This email my 12 year old son sent his teacher about a missing assignment (due a month ago) my wife was asking about. He cc'ed her on the email
by u/Tkappae in funny
The email started with the subject line “Two-faced Andrew Jackson activity” and proceeded with a one-paragraph message, short, crisp, and to the point. The kid seemed to be fairly exasperated by the situation, for he stepped out as the middleman between the teacher and the stepmom, shifting their responsibilities onto themselves. To encourage direct dialogue, he CCed his stepmom in the email and sent it to the teacher. The email, readers said, is giving “per my last email” energy.
Addressing his teacher with a “Dear Mr.,” the boy opened the email with “I was hoping that you could grade my Andrew Jackson activity that I handed in because my stepmom keeps seeing it in the missing assignments area in PowerSchool and won’t stop bothering me about it.” PowerSchool is a leading cloud-based software for school education, which most schools and parents use to keep track of the students’ assignments and activities.
Once the concerned parties were put directly in touch with each other, the kid wrapped up the email by writing “so now we are here,” a statement that left people googly-eyed at his attitude and rolling in laughter at the straightforward expression of truth.
Jokes aside, it has been proven scientifically that the relationship between a child's parents and teachers determines, to a great extent, how well they grasp their education and succeed in school. In a study published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly, researchers studying 239 children (141 boys and 98 girls) write that positive communication and regular interactions between parents and teachers keep the student's performance on track. It's more than just tracking assignments. It's also about creating a bridge of confidence that the child can use to navigate the little-big conflicts of their school life and connect with adults when facing a dilemma.
“This is unexpectedly charming,” commented u/SerThrocken. u/impuis1ve said the email was "pretty professionally exasperated, but also fair.” u/TimHarg, a school teacher, confessed that the email wasn’t even slightly out of the ordinary, but rather highly intelligent. “CC'ing the adult is a clear sign that the adults also fully expect the assignment to be graded.” u/PossessionOk284 remarked, “Solid upper management training. The kid is going places...”
Others are humorously urging the stepmom to leave the kid alone, while the husband said it was “mildly embarrassing” for her to read this. After all is said and done, the boy, people admit, has great executive function, and he is ready to step into the corporate world as a “future project manager” or “human resource director.”
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