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Miss Manners: Is it necessary to thank students for their thank-you gifts?
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to if thank-you notes for gifts are necessary.
Miss Manners: Is a ‘thank-you’ note for a ‘thank-you’ gift even worth the effort?
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Miss Manners: Is it necessary to write a thank you note for a thank you gift?
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Miss Manners: I’ve done this for years as a teacher, but maybe it’s an absurd tradition?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a teacher for the past 30 years, I have been fortunate to receive thoughtful gifts of thanks and ...
Miss Manners: Should teacher still write thank-you notes for students’ gifts?
Teacher begins to think it’s “a bit circular” to write thank-you notes for gifts of appreciation from students and their families.
Miss Manners: Thank-you notes are a teaching lesson
Dear Miss Manners: I’m feeling stuck about how to respond to a text message that combines a thank-you and a compliment. For example, would you respond to a text message that says, “Thank you for the ...
Miss Manners: Do I really have to write thank-you letters for a thank-you gift?
As a teacher for the past 30 years, I have been fortunate to receive thoughtful gifts of thanks and appreciation from my students and their families during the holiday season and at the end of the ...