<p>Ds wants one of his letter writers to be his Model UN teacher, who he’s had the past two years and who also is sponsor of the club. Ds is president of the club. So this teacher taught him in an elective social studies course, but not the required SS course (APUSH). Does this still count as “a teacher in a core subject”?</p>
<p>Fingers crossed that y’all say yes. </p>
<p>FYI, this is a humanities kid, so a SS teacher makes perfect sense, but APUSH last year was taught lecture-style so, in a class of 60 or so kids, there wasn’t much of an opportunity to get to know that teacher deeply. The MUN teacher knows ds well.</p>
<p>I think it counts. Social studies is a core subject no matter if it’s an elective for your son. Go for it!</p>
<p>Thank you, Walker. When I first read “teacher in a core subject” I panicked because I was thinking required core course, but, yeah, I think this SS elective should count as being in a core subject.</p>
<p>I think we are all over thinking everything at this point :)</p>
<p>I agree it is fine for a social studies teacher, great that he has one that knows him well. I am surprised that your S had a class with 60 students in high school. Here the parents would revolt if a class was over 30!</p>
<p>This sounds like a better choice than the APUSH teacher.</p>
<p>I thought this thread was about Lord of the Rings. (LOR) Nevermind.</p>
<p>^^^^Me too until I noticed the missing lower case t. I’ve had withdrawals for a while, can’t wait for The Hobbit to come out. Guess I need to start rereading to tide myself over.</p>
<p>Sorry to disappoint, but I would never overthink LOTR. Haven’t read the books or seen the movies. However, if it makes you feel better, ds1 is going to New Zealand this semester for study abroad. He is a huge LOTR fan and will no doubt find some of the locations while traveling on break.</p>