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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tough situation, OP. If there is another teacher from a core subject that you know would give a stellar recommendation... you could ask the school whether he can switch. But it's a risk. Otherwise, there's nothing to do but coach your son on how to ask nicely. It could be that this teacher will be happy to be asked, and might write something entirely favorable. But I know how you feel, it's not a great situation to be in.

My high schooler has a similar issue where her most advanced class, in which she's doing super well, and is aligned with her interests, is taught by someone who is completely unreliable in every way... to such an extent that we don't dare ask a recommendation from this teacher, because we cannot assume they even know how to write one, let alone adhere to any deadline - he hasn't graded stuff from months ago, frequently forgets to teach concepts that are required by the curriculum and skips over critical steps, regularly makes mistakes in grading... I've never seen anything like it! He comes into teaching from another profession, has massive forgetfulness and attention issues, and clearly has no clue how it's all supposed to work. DD will have to ask someone else who will be more reliable, but who teaches a topic that isn't exactly aligned with what she wants to do.[/quote]

OP here. This is also part of the problem. My kid has a few assignments that according to the online system, haven't been graded. I know another parent who sings this teacher's praises. It's as if our kids have two different teachers. I wish he could ask his science teacher instead, but that's not who the school wants to hear from. [/quote]

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