The message of this paper is to explain to the reader that educators should be treated with
respect and called by their last name, doctor or professor and not by their first name. Also if you
are contacting your professor by email you must use the same level of respect in writing as in
person. The author Worthen supports this thesis by using multiple examples from professionals and professors. A research done by sociologists who conducted a survey on undergraduate
syllabuses from 2004-2010 found that in 2004 14 percent of students conveyed issues related to
classroom etiquette. In 2010 the number rose to 33 percent which is more than double. A
historian by the name John Kasson said that “formal etiquette was not aimed at ensuring respect for all” which means that it was meant to employ codes of behavior which will benefit society as a whole. Anna Lewis was in a Ph.D. Program in English and left to go work for a technology company. She noticed the amount of informality in the company like calling a CEO by his first name, this can mislead young graduates into thinks that this is ok, where in fact you must act professional in order to succeed in the company.