You brought up several good points in your article "How to E-mail a Professor." I thought this was a very important topic and you presented it well by highlighting the importance of students' thoroughness and courteousness in writing an e-mail to a professor. I agree with you that it is very important for students to appear professional in writing.
However, one point I was concerned with was the suggestion to e-mail a thank you to the professor upon receiving a reply. Professors may have over one hundred students in a single semester, and assuming many of them will be needing help at one point or another, hundreds of messages regurgitating "Thank you, I got your email" would seem to me repetitive and bothersome. Rather than sending a thank-you message, the professor could instate a policy in which a student should resend their email if they haven't heard back from the professor within two days, and the student can thank the professor for his or her help in person the next time class meets.
While your article was very insightful, I think this one correction could alleviate some frustrations for professors.
Thank you for your time,
-Lexie
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