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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Calm down. Teacher here.  I usually have 40+ to do.  They take an hour each to write a thoughtful one.   I have never missed a deadline in 20 years doing more than 500 recs but I also get some of them done in the couple of days before the deadline.  It does not matter to the school whether I submit it in September or October 30th.

Please remember that some teachers will not do recs (several at my school). The rest of us pick up the slack and it is not a requirement of our job. We do it because we believe in our students and want them to do well in life.  All I want is a sincere thank you and some faith that I will be a professional and mee the deadline. I have to say that the students who are rude and ask me why I haven't finished weeks before the deadline do not leave the impression they probably want to leave.[/quote]

I teach community college and typically do between 6-10 a year for transfer students.  It usually takes an hour to write the letter and another 20 minutes to navigate the college website to fill out information and upload the letter.  I can't imagine having to do 40+ so bless you.  
fwiw I usually tell students "I will have your letter done by ____.  Please email me a couple of days before then to remind me".  I have never forgotten to do a letter but I feel better knowing I will get a gentle reminder.  I imagine if I was churning out 40+ I would be very organized and would not worry about forgetting in which case email reminders would be annoying.
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