thank you elizabeth, and knute, yes i will do the follow-up email, i wrote it already in my mind and sounds solid but i think i will take your advice and post it here for tweaking as needed.
and most definitely, i will write in (mostly) correct letter format,caps/punct whole bit
i think also just having my stated email summarizing meeting, having sent it out to teacher, whether she replies or not, will in itself be some type of "hard proof" that i am making an effort and also giving her opportunity to clarify, as well...
i don't need to be her friend, but i do want a happy working relationship, and i do want to be able to trust her...
thanks again all
