Comments on: Email and the Student-Teacher Relationship

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By: Jim Linville

Jim Linville — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 14:12:54 +0000

We could compile a list. As far as term paper typos, I did once read how the Gospels say that Jesus was tempted by satin…

By: Tyler F. Williams

Tyler F. Williams — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:14:23 +0000

Hey Jim… your example make me think I should save my “best” ones for an end of term list (kind of like saving typos from term papers).

I like the idea of no curtesy reply, Phil. I also woundn’t want to clog up my inbox with too many such emails.

I think I will have to include a note in my syllabi for future classes. At least that way I will remember to mention it at the beginning of term.

By: 21apples

21apples — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 21:14:00 +0000

Student E-Mails with Teachers…

came across a post Email and the Student-Teacher Relationship by Professor Tyler Williams that discusses a New York Times article on students e-mailing teachers (you have to pay to read the whole thing). The professors in the article are highly critic…

By: Jim Linville

Jim Linville — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:53:32 +0000

I too have had a lot of ugly mail. I think it is not only poor etiquette in email writing but it displays a lack of respect regarding the prof. and institution in general. Part of it is the ‘business and customer’ metaphor now determining people’s attitudes to college and university, but that is another rant.

Some of my (least) favourite emails…

Hey,
what’s the workload in your course?

or
Did I miss anything important last week?

what u where saying today do we halfto now it?

Jim

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 02:22:04 +0000

Hey Tyler. I, too, have had inappropriate emails (mainly so informal that the email was generally indeciferable e.g. u for you, thnx, not showing “respect”, and worse, etc). I generally respond to such ones just saying that although there’s nothing majorly wrong, next time they should write proper, polite sentences when writing to a professor in the event that they do offend. I also mention that there’s no harm in learning to write coherently and non-offensively by practicing with emails. I definitely prefer that the students NOT write an additional email in thanks (a “thanks in advance for any help or response” in the original request is better). Otherwise you end up doubling the emails to check and it starts to feel like a who’s-superior-to-who-game. Phil