As a teacher of seniors in high school, writing recommendations became a nightly norm. One student, in fact, requested over 86 recommendations in her senior and it paid off: she didn’t pay a sent for college. I joked with Dr. Kelly Chandler-Olcott after I finished my last recommendation for my last senior class that I was done completely. She laughed and said, “Your job will be a continuation of such an artform.” I had one semester break and now I’m writing recommendations again.
Attached are (Sample One) and (Sample Two). They demonstrate how I support students as they push themselves towards their careers as teachers.