tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15844378.post1749366668783073819..comments2023-02-13T08:29:11.061-08:00Comments on Musings: A Short Rant About EmailsLanita Bradley Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14854875436009661920noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15844378.post-48815513310962405032011-01-25T06:53:24.985-08:002011-01-25T06:53:24.985-08:00So true, Melissa! Steve deals with that all the ti...So true, Melissa! Steve deals with that all the time. At least email gives you some time to think about a response. Years ago, a grad student called about missing one of Steve's classes and said he wondered if he'd missed anything important. I snapped back, "If you missed my husband's class, I can assure you you missed something important!" Then later that spring he turned out to be my son's Little League coach, so I got my own come-uppance for my thoughtless response to his thoughtless question!Lanita Bradley Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854875436009661920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15844378.post-42562443334390056192011-01-22T13:11:00.866-08:002011-01-22T13:11:00.866-08:00I have the same rant...with my school e-mail. It&#...I have the same rant...with my school e-mail. It's gotten so bad that I talked about it on the first day of classes last semester. I told my students that I was tired of being addressed as "hey" (or no address at all) and to PLEASE address all electronic communication with me with "Ms. Ibarra" or "Profesora". It seemed to help, for the most part. But I still can't believe how incredibly casual and downright demanding students can be via e-mail, i.e. <br />"Hey I wasn't in class on Wed. Can you send me the homework?"<br />(not signed)<br /><br />Or worse--"Did I miss anything important?" (But I don't know if it's really worse to read that through e-mail or hear it in person...as every teacher has).supermomdoesn'texisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318220206354774910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15844378.post-27201543780790826082011-01-11T10:29:47.591-08:002011-01-11T10:29:47.591-08:00Good for you! Preach on, sister!Good for you! Preach on, sister!boyd2https://www.blogger.com/profile/17264332734735593852noreply@blogger.com