Hi Rob
I would perhaps use a sliding scale:
$0 no letter
$10 weak letter
$20 somewhat positive letter
$40 moderately positive letter
$80 quite positive letter
$160 glowing letter
$320 extraordinarily positive letter
I have chosen to use a logarithmic scale as a better reflection of your
"effort" in writing increasingly positive letters.
More seriously, you can perhaps better appreciate now at least one problem with
faculty being paid for letters of recommendation.
Take care
Jim
James M. Clark
Professor & Chair of Psychology
204-786-9757
204-774-4134 Fax
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>>> Rob Weisskirch <[email protected]> 27-Nov-12 7:04 PM >>>
TIPSfolks,
This year, I've been bombarded with students requesting letters of
recommendation. Now, most of these students are just students in my
classes, not the kind that work closely with me on projects. Normally, I'm
okay with writing a few letters--I mean I recycle many from the past.
However, now with the advent of electronic submission, I have found myself
spending a lot of extra time submitting letters and complying with the
requesting University's guidelines (e.g., must be pdf, must have signature
and scanned, etc.). In addition, the system of submission is email
specific, so I can't hand it off to clerical staff.
So, I thought: What if I charged students? For example, first letter is
free and then the subsequent 5 letters are $50 or $100--regardless of what
they say. At least, that would help compensate for my time. Our campus
has no policy prohibiting such action. I mean the airlines charge for
luggage--are we professors selling our time short by not doing so?
What do you think?
Rob
Rob Weisskirch, MSW. Ph.D.
Professor of Human Development
Certified Family Life Educator
Liberal Studies Department
California State University, Monterey Bay
100 Campus Center, Building 82C
Seaside, CA 93955
(831) 582-5079
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