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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Professor here.

There is usually a pattern. Students who are very casual with profs and who write sloppy, casual emails are not the top students. They often struggle in the course as well.

Also I write a ton of reference letters for jobs, grad school, law school, med school etc. and I always look the students name up in me emails to see if they communicated with me and how. I am not going to write a reference letter for someone who can't even ask for it in a professional way. [/quote]

This is very interesting and relevant! Professors can easily determine how students behave generally by their communication behavior.

Part of the problem with the new generations (yes, mine) is the entitlement, which is handed down to kids when they're allowed to call adults by their first names. Addressing adults, coworkers, or contemporaries with proper titles indicates respect, intelligence, and awareness.

But, you do you and my child will just benefit from your's being rude and entitled.[/quote]

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