Bad Counselor Rec = Rejected?

mikemac
Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:53:42 +0000

Well I complained about the guidence office to my teacher on how they take forever to fill out one recommendation. I guess my teacher told her that. I think my counselor took it out of context and thought of it as a personal attack on her.

You’ve learned a valuable if expensive lesson. The teaching staff is there for the long haul. Your HS had teachers before you showed up, they’ll still be teachers there long after you’re gone. Individual teachers come and go, but the teaching staff as a whole is still there. So who do you think they see as their peer group, who do they owe their allegiance to? HS kids or fellow staffers?

I imagine your teacher relayed your conversation along the lines of “can you believe what these self-indulgent brats say?” You should also bet your teacher is wondering what you say about HER when she’s not around. You didn’t make any friends that day, and the damage is done. An apology helps, but anyone but a fool would understand they got a window into your true thinking. The repercussions aren’t just what was written on paper, although I doubt it was very flattering, but what might be said off the record if schools call and talk to the counselor. A not uncommon occurence, I might add.