Teacher Rec's- asking for essays, scores etc

Mollyvan
Mon, 03 Oct 2005 19:31:52 +0000

My D asked her Math teacher for a recommendation and that teacher who has other senior advisees asked her to supply not only activity lists but copies of her test scores and essays. She originally wanted a writing sample but then, after my d gave her one, said she wanted the essays. Why would the Math teacher want her actual college essays? She also wants to talk to other teachers. We were a little taken aback by this- isn’t a teacher supposed to just write about her own experience with the student in their class, not have
all this other information? We feel a little uncomfortable with this as there is intense competition in our D;s school- or should we just go with the flow-