Error in teacher rec states S is "contentious", not "conscientious" -- now what?

ucsd_ucla_dad
Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:15:53 +0000

Hopefully the admissions people are used to today’s HS teachers and will understand the context. Unfortunately, many HS teachers aren’t that swift. I had to throw away a rec letter (it was non-sealed and we were allowed to review it) from a history teacher whose writing skills were at about the 1st grade level (in addition to referring to my D as a ‘he’). The ironic thing is that this particular teacher put an emphasis on written reports. I don’t know how he could have possibly graded them unless he handed them to his 6th grader.