Making students write their own letters of recommendation
Teachers receive so many recommendation requests that the massive workload forces them to make students write the letters themselves. This shift happens because educators simply have too much on their plates to handle the volume logistically.
Overview
People affected2 accounts across 1 forum
Workarounds found2 items attempted
Community agreement11 total upvotes
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Having students write a rough draft or brag sheet for the teacher to reviseDid this help you?
- 2Writing the letters from scratch despite having a heavy workloadDid this help you?
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