Meh-- I use the phone for conversations where I think that the other party is likely to be more forthcoming without the paper trail.

Doesn't bother me because I'm a master at the letter of understanding (that is, the e-mail follow up on the phone call that is superficially a "thank you" but actually documents the parts of the conversation that need to go on the record).

Many times teachers are well aware that their e-mails are NOT PRIVATE. And they aren't. So they may be willing to identify problems verbally that they won't put into writing.


Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.