tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1274449339163980022..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Sunday Afternoon Email BombardmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82056911674227269652010-10-01T12:42:37.884-04:002010-10-01T12:42:37.884-04:00One interesting phenomenon: I've found that if...One interesting phenomenon: I've found that if I ignore a panicked student email for a few hours (on purpose or accidentally, because I'm off concentrating on some other area of life), the student often solves the problem him/herself, and sends a "never mind; I found it/figured it out" email. Not sure if that works for exams; my assignments are mostly papers and preliminary Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22317671008380388792010-09-29T13:56:55.619-04:002010-09-29T13:56:55.619-04:00I will tell students in advance *if* I am going to...I will tell students in advance *if* I am going to be monitoring e-mails during non-business hours. Otherwise, those e-mails can wait until business hours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7977679939118666622010-09-27T21:46:19.051-04:002010-09-27T21:46:19.051-04:00Fuck no, I do not respond to these e-mails. I had ...Fuck no, I do not respond to these e-mails. I had e-mails from students because an assignment was due at 8 a.m. on Monday. I ignored them until about 7 a.m. on Monday.<br /><br />I make an exception for one assignment that I teach for a specific class because of the assignment. Other than that exception, fuck them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22687426194079342612010-09-27T13:42:18.995-04:002010-09-27T13:42:18.995-04:00I don't answer anything I've already answe...I don't answer anything I've already answered somewhere else. Says so in the syllabus too.Ovreductdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13961540854552566493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2860295676266969952010-09-27T12:17:31.780-04:002010-09-27T12:17:31.780-04:00I'm with the Squash.
FreudianQuip out. ; )I'm with the Squash.<br /><br />FreudianQuip out. ; )FreudianQuiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553994377027122904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88932712217222744962010-09-27T11:10:35.695-04:002010-09-27T11:10:35.695-04:00I really hate to let my e-mail pile up, it's j...I really hate to let my e-mail pile up, it's just a personal thing. I'm less angry if there's two flakey e-mails than if there are 20. I can't imagine waiting a whole weekend because of that--the sheer anger I'd face on Monday morning wouldn't be worth it to me. <br /><br />That said, I think drafting a polite e-mail to send to all such students about where to find out My Little Proffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843685528001871813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39738664112155187062010-09-27T10:50:03.846-04:002010-09-27T10:50:03.846-04:00At the beginning of every semester, I have student...At the beginning of every semester, I have students get the names and e-mails of two people in the class. I tell them that THOSE are the people they e-mail if they miss class or are unsure about something nuts-and-bolts, and that e-mails to me should be about ideas and appointments only.<br /><br />I also have a little line above my signature stating that I just don't answer my every e-mail Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72676801560064495422010-09-27T10:35:22.104-04:002010-09-27T10:35:22.104-04:00I answer email 7 days a week, and go online to che...I answer email 7 days a week, and go online to check it for student questions several times a day. It's rare a student has to wait more than an hour to get a reply, except between 11 pm and 5 am, when I'm sleeping.W.T. Pfefferlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522687306482305195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79479907631954249292010-09-27T09:08:10.795-04:002010-09-27T09:08:10.795-04:00Hell no. Similar to others, I don't respond o...Hell no. Similar to others, I don't respond on the weekend. What I will do, however, to plunge the knife in deep, is respond AFTER the exam is over where I say something like "I spend my weekend with my wife and kids, and as this morning was the test I didn't have time beforehand to check email, and besides, it would have been too late to help you anyways."Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29647330731052617432010-09-27T06:45:01.331-04:002010-09-27T06:45:01.331-04:00Here on base, we don't really have normal week...Here on base, we don't really have normal weekends and I will answer emails whenever I get them.<br />Back in the world, I simply tell people that I will only respond on weekends if we have already established that the student is going to email me; I should correct that, WE didn't establish it. I did. It might be in a case like saying "okay, you'll need to have your speech Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703172740783246795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58855698819821056822010-09-26T21:44:39.184-04:002010-09-26T21:44:39.184-04:00Meisterburgher - yeah, it's a terribly dangero...Meisterburgher - yeah, it's a terribly dangerous time of year for grandmothers, isn't it?<br /><br />Candy - The problem is that if you answer one e-mail, you really must answer them all. I agree that you should not feel obliged to answer student e-mail at weekends. However, there may be away to avoid excessive snarkiness if/when you do answer them (I have a hard time answering the "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63783330001570286522010-09-26T20:24:56.423-04:002010-09-26T20:24:56.423-04:00May I recommend:
Craft a very short but to-the-po...May I recommend:<br /><br />Craft a very short but to-the-point email about the value of studying for a essay exam (or m/c or whatever) ahead of time and that you are unable to go over everything that Prof Nicely went over in last week's review. Emphasize that part.<br /><br />Send the email *tomorrow morning* when you wake up so they know they can't just expect you to drop everything andAcademic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-42867211432497339162010-09-26T19:49:19.820-04:002010-09-26T19:49:19.820-04:00These students' lack of consideration is annoy...These students' lack of consideration is annoying. They can't imagine that you have a life outside of teaching. Very self-absorbed and childish.frageramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16200796760819825542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29466678089737880292010-09-26T19:41:30.329-04:002010-09-26T19:41:30.329-04:00I do not read and certainly don't respond to e...I do not read and certainly don't respond to email (should I happen to log on) on Sundays. When my students ask if I check email on the weekend I say I might check once on Saturdays but absolutely not on Sunday since it "is a day for God and family". <br /><br />I also don't check my email after dinner on the weekdays. This is a recent policy of mine but it has really given me Crazy Math Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409653814917911532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89818476646033620532010-09-26T19:35:40.849-04:002010-09-26T19:35:40.849-04:00As Mathsquatch and Stella said. I tell my student...As Mathsquatch and Stella said. I tell my students I check my email twice a day during work hours, and I don't read it on weekends. If they email me on weekends, I will get the email on Monday.Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84534006383198953152010-09-26T19:07:54.129-04:002010-09-26T19:07:54.129-04:00I wouldn't answer any of those emails at all.I wouldn't answer any of those emails at all.StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-52596055032675290022010-09-26T19:07:40.901-04:002010-09-26T19:07:40.901-04:00I haven't responded to e-mails like that. I us...I haven't responded to e-mails like that. I used to respond to student e-mails almost as soon as I got them, but that only encourages snowflakery. I have gotten to the point where I now only check work e-mails Monday-Friday during normal business hours with very few exceptions. It makes some students mad, but they have to realize that the weekends are my free time, too. So, they can complain Mathsquatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214283890697119803noreply@blogger.com