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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any teachers on this thread have any ideas on how to deal with an ADHD kid?  He also has   other issues (and 504) that prevent him from always being engaged in class.   Will likely have a 3.9 GPA and 1500 SAT.  Does he not deserve to go to college because you won’t recommend him?  [/quote]

I'm a college professor, and we also get plenty of requests for recommendations for internships, summer programs, study abroad, grad school, law school, jobs, and lots of other things.  My main reasons for not writing (and me not writing is actually quite rare) include a student doing lower and lower quality work as the semester progresses, rather than improving; a student behaving in generally irresponsible ways, missing deadlines, or cheating; or a student asking for a letter when they have never actually exchanged a written or spoken word with me outside of class (and often inside of it, as well).  I don't need my students to be perfect in order for me to say good things about them.  But they do need to show me that they are trying.[/quote]

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