It seems to me the main issue is that a signficant number but a few students express an undue sense of entitlement in these email - and in person. Things such as I have a right to take the test when it is convenient to me, I am the consumer and the consumer is always right, etc. My expereince is that this new attitude began sometime in the 1980s Reagan era, way before email. It may be more prevalent now, and email - prone as it is to impulsive statements - may worsen it because students are less likely to edit themselves before writing/speaking.
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