At 5:20 PM -0400 10/11/01, Louis_Schmier wrote: >Well, I don't think that a request requires a mandatory letter. After >all, it is a request, not a command.
Depends upon your job description. Sometimes it's defined as a service to be provided to students by faculty. >If I don't want to write a letter of >rec, I usually nicely tell the student that it might be better for him or >her to find another prof. If the student asks the reason for my >reluctance, I give an honest reply. I find that what I tell him or her >isn't any different from what I have discussed with him or her at earlier >times. Usually this works; once and a while you get a case that won't accept it. In that case I write a brutally honest (sticking to documentable facts) letter. As has been remarked, we have obligations to those employing our graduates (and those taking our courses) which may not be met by simply declining to write a letter. * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Psychology Dept Minnesota State University, Mankato * * 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 507-389-6217 * * http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/psych/welcome.html * --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
