Anonymous
06/11/2024 19:07
Subject: LOR Brag Sheet
My kids teacher just emailed and asked for resume.
Based on Sara Harberson/AN25 we know not to do that (because then the recommendation letter will just be a regurgitation of the “activity section” and not something more nuanced) and instead to send very detailed other/personal reflective information about the classes and experiences kid had with that teacher. But we don’t want to make the teacher angry for not following directions.
Anyone btdt? What did you do?
Based on Sara Harberson/AN25 we know not to do that (because then the recommendation letter will just be a regurgitation of the “activity section” and not something more nuanced) and instead to send very detailed other/personal reflective information about the classes and experiences kid had with that teacher. But we don’t want to make the teacher angry for not following directions.
Anyone btdt? What did you do?
Anonymous
05/10/2024 08:02
Subject: LOR Brag Sheet
Anonymous
05/09/2024 21:51
Subject: LOR Brag Sheet
Nothing wrong with you helping kid phrase accomplishments (as long as you're not inventing them)!
Teachers will use this to help them write recs. Kids feel self conscious and tend to underreport.
Teachers will use this to help them write recs. Kids feel self conscious and tend to underreport.
Anonymous
05/09/2024 20:15
Subject: LOR Brag Sheet
Our DCPS has a parent brag sheet and a student brag sheet that both go to counselor. Parent one is optional.
Anonymous
05/09/2024 20:10
Subject: LOR Brag Sheet
Anonymous wrote:Interesting. Our large public in nova explicitly says no brag sheets for teacher recommenders. They are to write about observed performance in the classroom and any extracurriculars you do with that teacher. Hard stop. There is one for the counselor though.
+1
Anonymous
05/09/2024 19:51
Subject: LOR Brag Sheet
Private - 2-3 page background sheet on kid; favorite parts of class; favorite assignments
So yes do it.
So yes do it.
Anonymous
05/09/2024 19:42
Subject: LOR Brag Sheet
Interesting. Our large public in nova explicitly says no brag sheets for teacher recommenders. They are to write about observed performance in the classroom and any extracurriculars you do with that teacher. Hard stop. There is one for the counselor though.
Anonymous
05/09/2024 18:57
Subject: LOR Brag Sheet
Anonymous wrote:We have been told that both student and parent brag sheets should be written in such a way that counselors and/or teachers could simply copy and paste sentences or paragraphs into the actual recommendation.
Our school has a parent brag sheet and it was written like an essay vs. just listing bullet points. We reviewed our kid's brag sheet and gave pointers.
Our kid attends a large public where teachers and counselors may have to write many letters. It should be different at a private school.
Wow. I had no idea. My kid's counselor has to write 175 of these, and DC just wrote bullet points. Oops.
Anonymous
05/09/2024 15:15
Subject: LOR Brag Sheet
Anonymous wrote:We have been told that both student and parent brag sheets should be written in such a way that counselors and/or teachers could simply copy and paste sentences or paragraphs into the actual recommendation.
Our school has a parent brag sheet and it was written like an essay vs. just listing bullet points. We reviewed our kid's brag sheet and gave pointers.
Our kid attends a large public where teachers and counselors may have to write many letters. It should be different at a private school.
Any examples?
Anonymous
05/09/2024 15:04
Subject: LOR Brag Sheet
We have been told that both student and parent brag sheets should be written in such a way that counselors and/or teachers could simply copy and paste sentences or paragraphs into the actual recommendation.
Our school has a parent brag sheet and it was written like an essay vs. just listing bullet points. We reviewed our kid's brag sheet and gave pointers.
Our kid attends a large public where teachers and counselors may have to write many letters. It should be different at a private school.
Our school has a parent brag sheet and it was written like an essay vs. just listing bullet points. We reviewed our kid's brag sheet and gave pointers.
Our kid attends a large public where teachers and counselors may have to write many letters. It should be different at a private school.
Anonymous
05/09/2024 14:23
Subject: LOR Brag Sheet
I never saw my son's brag sheets. I'm sure they were bare bones, but he had a good rapport with the teachers who provided recs and had them both for multiple years.
It was bad enough I had to write one of these for the guidance counselor.
It was bad enough I had to write one of these for the guidance counselor.
Anonymous
05/09/2024 13:43
Subject: LOR Brag Sheet
Anonymous wrote:What is your child giving to teachers for letters of recommendation? How involved are you in helping finesse the brag sheet? Curating snapshots/tidbits about how impactful the class was on child high school experience etc? Future aspirations etc.
I feel like I could significantly improve upon what DC is planning to send to teachers, and I’m not sure how involved I should be?
Any experienced parents here? Is there an example or 2 of good ones?
You should absolutely 'spruce it up'! The teachers use that bragsheet to write the recommendation letters.
Anonymous
05/09/2024 13:30
Subject: LOR Brag Sheet
Give kid comments
Anonymous
05/09/2024 13:23
Subject: LOR Brag Sheet
Let go.
Anonymous
05/09/2024 11:32
Subject: LOR Brag Sheet
What is your child giving to teachers for letters of recommendation? How involved are you in helping finesse the brag sheet? Curating snapshots/tidbits about how impactful the class was on child high school experience etc? Future aspirations etc.
I feel like I could significantly improve upon what DC is planning to send to teachers, and I’m not sure how involved I should be?
Any experienced parents here? Is there an example or 2 of good ones?
I feel like I could significantly improve upon what DC is planning to send to teachers, and I’m not sure how involved I should be?
Any experienced parents here? Is there an example or 2 of good ones?