<p>Kids also need to learn to document requests and responses in writing. I don’t care what the professor’s email policy is; students should be taught that certain things should be confirmed in writing, like extensions, or a professor’s agreement to write a recommendation letter, or clarifications regarding ambiguities in the syllabus, etc.</p>
<p>The professor should also recognize that there are times when email will be the most efficient and only viable communication option, as when the student is seriously ill. </p>