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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Being sociable, friendly and engaging with classmates/teachers, a contributor in the classroom, is much more important than people realize.

Teachers talk amongst each other, "Oh you have Jimmy next year?  He's a great kid."

The more community-oriented and outgoing the kid is, the likelier their reputation will smooth the way for great recommendations and other soft support.[/quote]

So, basically, you’re promoting extroverted kids only? If a student is quiet by nature, they are perceived as not friendly and not contributing?

I hate it that teachers are so shallow.[/quote]

So one teacher writes something you infer as negative, and now all teachers are shallow? Ugh.

And, just to get you off our collective backs, I have written stellar LORs for quieter kids. As have we all. Of COURSE quieter children can contribute positively to the classroom environment. I was one of those students myself.

But let’s not kid ourselves. Being friendly and sociable are good traits and they are going to be acknowledged.[/quote]

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