Juniors: listen up! Are you feeling humbled by your recent introduction to College Kickstart? Do you want to secure a recommendation from your favorite teacher? Lucky for you, we both scored two whole teacher recommendations (the required number of teacher recommendations). Here’s a flawless guide for how to email your teacher for a recommendation:
Hey (name of teacher),
I love that we’re close enough to be so casual with each other. Having you as a teacher has been one of the greatest joys of my life. Not as great as having me as a student, though. That’s why I am so glad to be bestowing upon you the opportunity to write my recommendation letter! You should be very proud of yourself.
Remember when I got you that Amazon gift card ($20!)? I think you should repay me by writing a recommendation that is of the same caliber as that amazing gift. Of course I trust your writing ability, but in case you need any assistance, please feel free to consult me. I have never written a recommendation before, but I think I would be pretty good at it since I’m good at everything!
In case you forgot (though I doubt you even could), here are some of my most impressive moments from my time in your class.
The time I used “liminal,” “dichotomy” and “paradigm” in one sentence. Did I know what they meant? No. But did you notice that I didn’t know what they meant? Also, no. I think.
My focus on LEARNING, rather than grades. I always wait a respectful amount of time (18-24 minutes) before I email you to reconsider my score. I just want to learn.
Every meeting we had after you returned our essays. I like that we worked so collaboratively on getting me some points back. I also think it is relevant to mention that I was always great at compromising when we disagreed on what my grade should be.
I go to Math Lab for 20 minutes a week, but I talk about it in class enough that you would think I spend all night there! You know the saying — if you don’t have time, lie.
Please send me your letter for final review by XX/XX/XXXX. PDF only, no Google Docs (and I won’t even mention Word files *insert barf emoji*), please.
It’s been real,
Your star pupil, your muse, the reason you love your job as a teacher, etc.
Insert your name here:
This piece is inspired by English Teacher Jeremy Michaelson.
