I just received the following email. I thought you might like to see it. ///////////////////////////////////// Hello Stephen, I am just letting you know that the juniors are taking a trip to Silverton tomorrow and I will be going with them to study the Gold King Mine spill. I will be checking your DP tomorrow unless you have anything specific for me to do after I get home tomorrow. Sincerely, Mr. Classypants ///////////////////////////////////// teachy sez: "YAAAAZZ!!" Absolutely correct spelling, punctuation, and formatting--WINNING. The message is clear, concise, and has a professional tone. Notice the Salutation ("Hello Stephen," and the Closing ("Sincerely, ") Compare this email to the one below: /////////////////////////////////////////// Sup steven--hey, i'm not gunna be here tomorrow. srry. what do i need to do for class. ok, thanks. bye- classypants. ////////////////////////////////////////// teachy sez: NAAAAAWRRRR! LESSON:
YOU MUST CHOOSE WISELY BEFORE YOU HIT SEND, YOUNG PADAWAN, OR YOU WILL SURELY PERISH... Ok. Maybe not "perish." You get the idea. LISTEN (or READ) I know who you are and how valuable you are, youngen. You don't have to impress me with your ability to write professional emails. That's not what this is about. I'm already impressed by your simple existence. But, the rest of the world is not that nice, friends. The rest of the world is not that forgiving. I've found out myself the hard way and so have a lot of other adults. If you want to change the world then you must first learn how to speak in the world. That's a very big part of our time together--learning to speak the language of the World so that you can transform it with your art, your craft, your power.
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