Dealing with Unprofessional Student Emails

[ProfLorax]

To address the original question... I've known lots of instructors who have their students email them their first assignment of the semester to address this. The instructor provides a template, giving students an opportunity to practice email etiquette. Added benefit? You have student emails in your inbox, and creating a class email list is now a breeze. 

Edited January 5, 2014 by proflorax

[jimmyjjohn]

The student emails that have no text at all and just an attachment (draft or whatever) are also pretty irritating...

[MoJingly]

Just a quick reply to share my favorite place to lurk while eating lunch: 

 

http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/topic,29894.0.html

 

This is a forum on the Chronicle about horrible student emails.  Mostly they're just funny, but there's some good advice on how to deal with these emails as well. 

[pears]

Just a quick reply to share my favorite place to lurk while eating lunch: 

 

http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/topic,29894.0.html

 

This is a forum on the Chronicle about horrible student emails.  Mostly they're just funny, but there's some good advice on how to deal with these emails as well. 

 

 

"i lost totally can u send help"

Good lord, that one made me almost spit out my tea laughing. Too real! That reminds me of the infamous "I'm worried about my grade" video on YouTube -- for those who haven't seen it but have to deal with student nonsense in all forms on a regular basis, it's well worth the watch.

[Karajan]

"i lost totally can u send help"

Good lord, that one made me almost spit out my tea laughing. Too real! That reminds me of the infamous "I'm worried about my grade" video on YouTube -- for those who haven't seen it but have to deal with student nonsense in all forms on a regular basis, it's well worth the watch.

 

I liked the one: "I'd like to kill you. :)"  

 

Who writes that?!?!