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At the start of my teaching career, when I was fresh out of graduate school, I briefly considered trying to pass myself off as a cool professor. Luckily, I soon came to my senses and embraced my true identity as a young fogey.
After one too many students called me by my first name and sent me email that resembled a drunken late-night Facebook post, I took a very fogeyish step. I began attaching a page on etiquette to every syllabus: basic rules for how to address teachers and write polite, grammatically correct emails.
Over the past decade or two, college students have become far more casual in their interactions with faculty members. My colleagues around the country grumble about students' sloppy emails and blithe informality.
[...] Sociologists who surveyed undergraduate syllabuses from 2004 and 2010 found that in 2004, 14 percent addressed issues related to classroom etiquette; six years later, that number had more than doubled, to 33 percent. This phenomenon crosses socio-economic lines. My colleagues at Stanford gripe as much as the ones who teach at state schools, and students from more privileged backgrounds are often the worst offenders.
-- submitted from IRC
Source: The New York Times
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 16 2017, @09:16PM (2 children)
I'd suggest something like this on the Manners Sheet:
"During your career you are probably going to encounter picky or demanding bosses, colleagues, and/or clients; and depending on the economy of the time, it's not always easy to jump ship. The ability to be polite and courteous is thus a useful life skill even if you don't use it all the time. I recommend practicing in case you do need the skills later. This is not just about me. Although, I would personally greatly appreciate it if you treat me with respect and dignity. I will do my best to return the favor."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 16 2017, @09:48PM
Correction:
Re: "you are probably going to encounter picky or demanding [people]...".
Let me rephrase that as, "you are probably going to encounter people who come across to you personally as picky or demanding..." [may need to reshuffle the nouns]
I didn't mean to make a value judgement on your politeness expectations. My apologies.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Tuesday May 16 2017, @09:58PM
"You will find, that the persons best equipped to advance your career and/or financial safety, are typically likely to value proper etiquette and language. Unconfirmed rumors have circulated, pretending I might be one of those."