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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have taught for over a decade and never had a student ask me who I really couldn’t say anything nice about. I tend to connect with my students even when they are not top academic performers so I have written my share of letters for C students. But often those students have some of the most engaging and remarkable non-academic traits and are actually very bright. The hardest to write for me are students who were really middle of the road and didn’t share much if their personality with me but even then I can think of at least one specific positive trait to emphasize. But honestly, if you have a student who does poorly in your class and also didn’t connect with their personality they are almost certainly not going to ask for a letter from you, so don’t worry about it too much.[/quote]

Yes, I thought teachers understood this was their role with letters of recommendation. It's very disturbing how many teachers here are trying to limit teenager access to higher education as if these kids personality and values are set in stone. I agree with the pp that LORs seem to be class or race gate keeping.[/quote]

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