Letter of Recommendation Concerns

AVT
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:00:23 +0000

Hi,
My physics teacher won’t be teaching in my district this year, so he has to send my letters of recommendation through the mail. He has showed me a PDF of his letter by email and it had a few errors. I sent him an email and he corrected them 8 days later. This 2nd version of the letter also had many errors that I did not realize the first time. I can’t rely on him to turn in the letter of rec by the deadline. I contacted my guidance counselor and she suggested I contact him directly and/or find another teacher. I emailed him corrections, but I could always call his cellphone if he takes a long time to reply.

Which solution is better?
-Ask a teacher I know to write a letter of recommendation on the first day of school that will be due in 3 weeks.
-Try to make an excellent impression on my 12th grade English teacher in 3 weeks, so she can fill out an online evaluation form.

If I never get my physics teacher’s letter then both of the above solutions are equal to me.
Thank you in advance.