Sunday, September 18, 2011

Here and There

Obviously, I have loved my students a ton.  Last year I taught mostly juniors, which means they are now applying for college.  I told many of them I would do their letters of recommendation.  I committed to this before I accepted my new position.

Rachel told me I should just tell them I'm so sorry, but I can't do these letters.  You know, since I no longer work at that school, and I'm completely overwhelmed with the responsibilities of my new job.

Jordan told me that I should absolutely not write the letters because anyone else could do that, and in fact in her experience as a college admissions officer, the letters don't really make that much of a difference anyway.

Dobby told me that I should do the letters because it's the right thing to do.

So, thanks Dobby!  If I didn't do them, I'd feel terribly guilty probably for the rest of my life. So, I'm doing them.  I really don't have time to do them, but I'm doing them anyway.  I've done eight, and I have like fifteen to go.




2 comments:

Jill said...

When I worked at a private school, if I wrote more than 10 recommendations, I was paid. It was only $15 for each one, but it was a way of recognizing that English teachers are the ones who have to write all the recs. (Also it was 1994. So maybe the "stipend" has gone up since then.)

Good for you for writing them. But I hope they don't take you too long.

Rachel said...

I maintain my position. :)