Teacher Assistant Reflection

An issue I developed was indeed a minor issue, but I believed it was important enough to be addressed to the teacher assistant. The first essay due date was approaching and I had already established a decent rough draft so I was simply asking for the teacher assistant to review it before my final submission. Through the experience I encountered a bit of anxiety, I was trying with to best of my ability for the email to sound courteous and respectful but while addressing the problem, but in my case a more so request. I learned through the experience that being respectful will almost always get you a quick, immediate reply. I also learned that being at detailed as mostly referring to the problem can help prevent multiple emails back and forth. Towards the specific guidelines we discussed in class, I made sure that I inserted a helpful subject line which was a new thing to me.
Another specific guideline I applied from class was me giving him a timeframe for what time I was available, I’m sure that made it a lot easier on the him and it also prevented unnecessary emails back and forth. I assumed this teach assistant receives handfuls of emails so being efficient with my email probably made it much easier on him. I received a response shortly after explaining what time would be best for him and how he would be reviewing my essay according to the rubric. He had seemed to have given me the same respect I had given him. This application experience can help me past college as someone day I will most likely have the need to send important emails for my profession. It can be difficult trying to sound respectful over an email, as the reader has no vocal or visual cues to judge my appearance