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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Should it always be one math or science and one english or history? And is an 11th grade teacher always better than a 10th grade teacher? I assume 12th grade teachers will not know them well enough.[/quote]

1 STEM and 1 Humanities teacher.

Make sure that you have 2 or 3 backups, because teachers quit, retire, move, become ill.  Make sure that you write an email to them to request a meeting.  Then ask the teachers in the meeting these questions -

- Will you be willing to give me a strong recommendation for college? 
- What are any weakness that you think I should fix before college application process, so that you can give me a strong recommendation? 
- What format would you like my brag-sheet to be in for the purpose of writing the recommendations. 
- Since the recommendation is not due for another year, or semester, I would like to meet with you again to fill you in about my progress as well as take your feedback.  Would this be convenient to you? What would be a good time to meet with you in the next x months? Would you like me to put something on the calendar?

Then...
- Send a thank you email
- Continue to send an email after every quarter...telling them of your progress
- Make a bragsheet and keep updating it frequently
- Also talk to your counselor too..

The one constant will be the school counselor, so your child must establish a relationship with them during the summer (they work 12 months) before they enter high school.  Make sure that you and your child do their homework and take help to create a schedule of classes for all the 4 years.
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