How to Email a Teacher

Throughout the school year, a student is bound to have to send an email to a teacher at some point. Whether it is a question about homework, a notice about a sick day, or a request to meet for help after school, there is a proper way to email a teacher that students need to practice. Here is how to do it:

  • Try to sound professional. If you want your teacher to take you seriously, you need to write to them with respect. Try to stay away from informal greetings and sayings. For example, starting an email with, “Hey, what’s up?!?!” probably isn’t going to do you any favors. Teachers are a student’s authority, so write to them as such.

 

  • Don’t use emojis. Sure, little pictures of whales and kittens with hearts coming out of their eyes are cute and everything, but are they necessary? Nope.
  • Use proper punctuation and grammar. This goes along with professionalism. The better you write, the better response you are going to get from your teacher. Don’t write as if you are illiterate when you get home—prove to them that you can write properly outside of the school day. Stay away from abbreviations and make sure that you apply all the English skills that you would normally use in class.

 

 

  • Avoid small talk. Maybe you think your teacher is chill and you guys are future besties, but for now, keep it short and sweet in your email. Stick to the subject you are talking about and keep things strictly informal to avoid later confusion. Though the “How are you?” and “What are you doing this weekend?” questions are nice for bonding, save them for after school or another time.