老师改变人生，表达感激之情的最好方式之一就是给老师写一封感谢信。无论是现在的学生还是以前的学生，或者是学生的家长，让老师知道他们所做的改变时，这对他们来说意义重大。写感谢信不仅仅是关于礼貌或遵守礼仪规则。《101种表达感谢的方式》一书的作者、礼仪专家凯利·布朗说:“归根结底，感谢信是为了加强人际关系。无论是手写的还是电子版的，一封精心制作的感谢信都会让老师感到感激，也会让你感到更快乐——这是一种双赢的局面。”
一位中学老师说:“感谢信可以让一切变得不同。”“我把它们放在教室里，在困难的日子里把它们拿出来读，提醒自己为什么我在那里，为什么我要留在这个变得越来越困难的工作中。”
什么时候给老师写感谢信?
关于写感谢卡的时间，习惯上是在假期前后，在年底，当他们退休或在教师感谢周期间写一张卡片。也可以向一位尽心尽力帮助自己或孩子的老师表达感激之情，或者联系以前的一位老师 – 他们会很乐意听到你的消息!
给老师最好的信息是什么?
在写感谢卡时，表达善意、同情和尊重是关键。老师们喜欢在感谢卡上听到三件事:
- 感激的表达
- 要感激什么
- 他们给你的感觉如何，对你的生活有什么帮助
- 附上一张孩子的便条、图片或想法
如何给老师写感谢信
手写卡片
当然，老师可以保存电子邮件，但看到你或你的孩子选择的卡片和他们画的任何图片会增加更多的感觉。
或者发邮件表示感谢
虽然手写卡片是黄金标准，但如今科技为我们提供了很多表达感谢的方式。发送一封简短的电子邮件或短信也会让教师节变得有趣。分享感激之情总是比使用的方法更重要，所以不要被老式的礼仪规则绊倒。
具体一点
老师喜欢知道你心存感激，但他们更喜欢知道自己到底做了什么改变了世界 – 即使只是一些简单的事情，比如‘Kenzi喜欢你讲关于你孩子的有趣故事。谢谢你逗她笑!’ – 这也很好。
不要有“但是”
有时候父母想在表扬的同时也抱怨一下，但这不是合适的时间或地点。这里有一个不应该说的例子:“非常感谢你对Brecken项目的帮助，但下次如果他有更多的时间会更好。”当然，与老师分享你的反馈是可以的，但感谢卡应该只关注积极的一面和自己的感激之情。
添加一些孩子的东西
虽然父母给老师写感谢信总是很受欢迎，但老师更喜欢孩子写(或画)一些东西。如果卡片是私人的——例如，想表达对老师帮助你处理敏感家庭问题的感激之情——让你的孩子把它写在另一张纸上，塞进卡片里。这也是教孩子如何做小善举的完美方式。
让管理部门也知道
如果家长真的想表达他们的感激之情，那最好是抄一份感谢信给管理部门。
给老师感谢信的例子
老师是否花了很多额外的时间和精力来帮助你或孩子?提供无条件的支持?让他们的学习走上正轨?在没人支持孩子的时候支持孩子?这种类型的感谢信应该承认他们的额外工作，并表达他们的重要性 – 一定要注意到他们额外的工作和牺牲。
- “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for staying after school every Wednesday to help Jane with her math. She’s totally caught up now, thanks to you!”
- “Thank you so much for arranging that after-school field trip to the space museum! I know that was a lot of extra time for you, but it meant so much to Jacob. He wants to be an astronaut and study astronomy now.”
- “Your social studies unit on current events has really changed how Lyla thinks about things and has made for some great dinner discussions. I so appreciate all the extra thought and preparation you put into your lessons.”
给在困难情况下给予帮助的老师写一封感谢信，让老师知道他或她对孩子和家庭生活产生了多大的影响。你可以保护自己的隐私——没有必要涉及所有令人痛苦的细节——同时仍然分享他或她的服务是多么有意义。
- “I will be forever grateful for all the help you gave us making sure that Madison had the right supplies she needed to succeed this year. You have been such a bright spot during a dark time for our family.”
- “Leo will always remember this year as the year his parents got divorced, but he’ll also always remember this year as the year his teacher spent nearly every recess listening to him talk. Thank you so much for being that person for him and for helping us connect with a therapist.”
- “Thank you so much for being so vigilant and noticing when Clarissa was being bullied. We had no idea what was wrong, and you stepped in at just the right moment. I know it can’t have been easy for you, but Clarissa is a happier, stronger and more compassionate child because of your example.”
学年结束是表达感谢的最佳时机。总结孩子的经历，包括他们学到或做过的事情，他们会永远记住，同时也祝贺老师10个月的奉献和努力。
- “You are the best! We are so grateful that Teddy had you as his teacher for fourth grade. It was such a big year for him, and he learned so much. He discovered a new love for lesser-known animals after your unit on bats.”
- “Thank you so much for all your hard work with Jordan this year! We know he started out a little behind, but thanks to you, he feels ready and excited for sixth grade and moving on to middle school.”
- “You’ve been one of June’s favorite teachers ever! She loved reading time and the stories you picked and how you made them feel real. She also loved your crafting station! Thanks for all you do for our kids!”
- “It’s been a privilege having Marcus in your class this year! Thanks for being such a great teacher! We hope you enjoy your summer break, and we’ll see you next year.”
在教师感谢周里，老师们得到了一整个星期的感激，这是他们应得的。这周可以咨询一下学校的家长组织或者孩子所在班级的家长，看看有哪些不同的方式来表达感激之情。它们通常围绕一个预定的主题进行协调。例如，某天你可能被要求送一张卡片，而另一天，你可能送老师最喜欢的花或你孩子做的东西。
- “Dear [Teacher], I hope you enjoy this pink rose—I heard they are your favorite! You deserve all the flowers. Thanks a bunch for everything you do for our second graders!”
- “Thanks so much for ‘treating’ Amara every day with new lessons and activities. We hope you enjoy this special treat she picked out for you!”
- “Three things Pilar loves about your class: 1) how funny you are, 2) how you let them eat lunch with you if they want and 3) the class bunny. Thanks so much for making every day special and fun for our kiddos!”
我们很多人都有自己的老师，即使在离开他们的班级几年甚至几十年之后，我们仍然深深地思念着他们。让他们知道你对他们的记忆，以及他们如何继续对你的生活产生持久的影响，永远都不晚。
- “Dear Mr. T, I had you for fifth grade at Wilson Elementary. I just wanted to let you know that even though it’s been years since I’ve seen you, I still remember how you taught me to read and understand poetry. Reading and writing poems is one of my favorite things to do now, and every time I do, I think of you. Thanks for giving me such a beautiful gift.”
- “Hey, Ms. A, this may seem out of the blue, but the other day I was sharing with my kids some of my favorite memories of school, including my favorite teacher—you! I never told you then, but 8th grade was one of the hardest years of my life, and knowing that I would see you every day made all the difference. Remember the time we did a beach picnic in the gym in January? Thanks for all the times you made me laugh and for teaching me to see the positive.”
- “Dear Mrs. S, you’ve been on my mind lately, and I just wanted to let you know what a difference you made in my life. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life at the start of my senior year of high school, but after taking your business class, I was inspired to go to college and become an entrepreneur. Thank you for taking the time to share your passion with me!”
给老师写感谢信时要避免的错误
写感谢卡的最大错误就是不写，太多的人会把他们的感激之情记在心里，然后忘记向别人表达。除此之外，这里还有一些人们在给老师写感谢信时常犯的错误。
- 不要过于简单或笼统。简单地说“谢谢”是很好的，但它本身没有意义。也就是说，给老师写一封简短的感谢信也是完全可以的!
- 不要撒谎。有些父母可能会感到压力，说他们的孩子喜欢什么，而他们并不喜欢。找到一些真正感激的事情，把它们写下来，而不是编造一些东西。
- 不要使用粗糙的卡片。笑话和双关语很有趣，但要确保它们恰当。
- 不要忽略和孩子交谈。他们的经历会影响感谢信，他们应该是写信过程的一部分。
- 不要批评。这不是发泄或批评老师的技能或分享你认为他们可以改进的方法的时候。
- 不要比较。可以说这位老师是孩子最喜欢的老师之一，但不能说:“西蒙喜欢你比P先生多!”
- 不要太担心语法和拼写。卡片上的信息是最重要的。记住:老师不是在给你打分!
不需要等待一个机会。如果这篇文章中的任何东西激发了你的想法，让你感激，拿张卡片写下来！即使你认为那是一件小事，或者是多年前发生的事情，对那位老师来说都是有意义的——我们的老师值得我们所有的感激。今天就给老师写一张感谢卡吧！
