<p>It seems that you want your World History teacher to write your recommendation, but I have to say that schools really do prefer to see recommendations from teachers who taught you as an upperclassman. A lot can change between who you are as a freshman/sophomore and who you are when you’re applying to colleges. </p>
<p>NOTE: what your teacher has accomplished has VERY LITTLE BEARING on how powerful the recommendation is. If a teacher knows you better than the published author by the time application season rolls around, his/her recommendation would be worth way more than the author’s. It’s totally about what kind of relationship you have with your teacher, not about how much they’ve accomplished or what you perceive their word to be “worth.”</p>