Building Relationships with Teachers

Emails:

Email your teachers and email them often. Especially when you are first emailing your teachers, you need to make sure you are using formal letter writing. If the teacher can't figure out what you are saying or It feels like they're texting you they may not reciprocate the help. Make sure you are being clear In what you need to say.
If you are asking for extra help or time, you need to make sure you are talking In advance and not the morning of or the night before.
Your teachers are really open to hearing what you have to say. Share with them the reason you are asking for something. You may not realize how much they can actually help you.
Especially with history or English, if you are looking for feedback be specific will help you. You can always ask teachers for opinion on work in other classes if you are building a relationship with them.

Teachers really appreciate it when you show that you are waking up early to get more help on something. A lot of the time they will help you with what you need.
Make sure you go before the due date. Going the day of or the day before a test means you may not get the help you're looking for.
Extra help is like free tutoring.
You get more Ideas
You get to know your teachers

Email and schedule an appointment
Some teachers may meet with you at times other than extra help, but make sure you contact them first!

The better your relationship is with your teachers, the more personal your college recommendations will be
You want the teachers you ask for recommendations to really know and care about you as a student and a person. It is a two way street.

Checklist for Relationships with Teachers

Which teachers do you feel most comfortable talking with now? Why do you think that is?
Which teachers do you think you could improve your relationship with? What is one concrete thing you can do to work on that?

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