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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rec letters from me are submitted the day they are due, not before.  And when someone asks me for one, I ask them to email me a week before, 3 days before, and 1 day before.  It gives them a productive way to support the process, keeps the deadline on my radar screen, and keeps us in touch. It also lets them know that contrary to resenting reminders, I depend on them![/quote]

I’m a teacher, as well. Once I say I’m going to do something, it goes on my to-do list and gets done. I don’t need reminders.

I especially don’t want to spread my work to the nearly 50 families depending on me, now depending on *them* to remind me of my agreed-upon task. That would exponentially expand my workload, as I’d be responding to email after email saying I’m on track to get work done.

If a parent does reach out, I have a standard response thanking them for their concern and assuring them it’ll be done by the due date. I certainly wouldn’t want them to feel like they have to keep reminding me to do something so important. [/quote]

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