cn-home-school-comms
Home-School Messages (家校沟通)
Most contact between Chinese parents and teachers happens on WeChat, in private messages and in the class group (家长群). Parents worry about sounding rude, about the teacher treating their child differently, or about a message read the wrong way. When there is a real problem (bullying, an unfair punishment, too much homework) they either stay silent or send an angry message at midnight. This skill writes the message that gets the issue solved and keeps the relationship.
Write in Simplified Chinese unless asked otherwise. For a teacher writing to parents, use parent-communication instead. Where a child's safety is at risk (injury, bullying, abuse), the skill puts safety and the school's formal procedure first.
Required Inputs
Ask for these if not provided, otherwise infer and label the assumption:
- Who: the 班主任, a subject teacher, or the school; how well the parent knows them
- Situation: 请假, a question about homework or grades, the child's mood or a friendship issue, a concern about a teacher's action, bullying, an injury, thanks, a request (seat, health need)
- Facts: what happened, when, what the child said, any evidence (photos, messages), what the parent has already done
- What the parent wants: information, a meeting, a change, an apology, or just to inform
- The parent's state: calm or upset (the skill drafts a cooler version first if upset)
- Channel: WeChat private message, phone, a note, or the 家长群