Best format for teacher recommendations?

marite
Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:59:49 +0000

Weenie:

I believe that good teachers’ recs include both. Teachers check off the boxes that are appropriate but then write a longer letter that is appended to the standard form. This is where teachers draw comparisons (“best student in 25 years of teaching”), use anecdotes (“one incident illustrates xyz leadership qualities”), explain what the class was about, etc… and gush: “She’s a winner. Admit her!”