I really enjoyed reading How to Email Your Professor because it reinforced what I knew about how to communicate with a teacher or professor. Throughout high school, I would email my teachers frequently about and questions that I had about the class, or any excuses I had. At my school, we were expected to communicate with our teachers in a very polite and respectful way, so I am used to writing formal emails to professionals. In high school if I for some reason sent one of my teachers a short or casual email, they either wouldn’t respond or they would talk to me after class about it. Even though sometimes writing such a formal email can seem tedious, I really think that it is necessary and expected. Every student should have respect for their professor, so sending a respectful email is definitely necessary.

Since social media is so prevalent in students’ everyday lives, it is sometimes easy to send an email that is not very professional. This occurs most of the time not because the student doesn’t respect the professor, but because the student is so used to communicating in a certain way with their peers. Social media has taught us to communicate more efficiently and more casually. Although sometimes this benefits us, it can also end up hurting us in the long run. Personally, I think that it is really important to treat adults with respect, especially professors, so I really enjoyed reading the essay and figuring out just how important it really is to be conscious of my emails.