tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6639269000419332022..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: The Dreaded LOR. (Letter of Recommendation.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68273559212168431072013-03-17T13:14:58.604-04:002013-03-17T13:14:58.604-04:00Of all the requests, one stands out to me. It came...Of all the requests, one stands out to me. It came from a student I had twice. The first course started at 11:00 a.m. The student was a decent writer, but he could not make it to class or turn in an assignment on time to save his life. It was as if he had his own time zone. I'm not talking coming in a minute or five minutes late; I mean at least 10-15 minutes late, sometimes more, every EnglishDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046114978214062491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48072229813600179402013-03-16T16:38:42.540-04:002013-03-16T16:38:42.540-04:00I actually had a student ask me for (1)a LOR and (...I actually had a student ask me for (1)a LOR and (2)if he could just list me as a reference on his resume in case employers wanted to ask me about his skills. I said, and I was not tactful about it, "NO". He asked why, and I let him know that I did not, and would not, give a reference to a student who (1) missed 1/3 of his classes with me EACH term he had me, (2) failed each class he I_am_not_nicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164044353299362252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29654235050332663452013-03-16T14:55:16.754-04:002013-03-16T14:55:16.754-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.ChrryBlstrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802638646237163409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37923245194264420122013-03-16T14:53:38.924-04:002013-03-16T14:53:38.924-04:00I just had a cheater ask to be a connection on Lin...I just had a cheater ask to be a connection on LinkedIn. I'm sure that this is a precursor to a letter of recommendation. Not a chance in hell!!!ChrryBlstrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802638646237163409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33714035466149374722013-03-16T10:39:18.034-04:002013-03-16T10:39:18.034-04:00I get about three requests for LORs a year (summer...I get about three requests for LORs a year (summer internships, grad school), but it is always from the top students, so I'm happy to write them. <br /><br />Earlier this semester though, a student I taught last year came to my office to ask for one. He hadn't done particularly well in the class, but I said okay, thinking I'd write a noncommittal one. I also asked him to send me a Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48879549719292347822013-03-16T10:20:13.752-04:002013-03-16T10:20:13.752-04:00That's a great letter, Chiltepin. Like Bella, ...That's a great letter, Chiltepin. Like Bella, this hasn't happened to me yet, either, but I do consider it inevitable. <br /><br />What HAS happened to me, repeatedly, falls more along the lines of students asking me for a letter for some program that my own background doesn't match. I'll get a student who wants to apply for a grad program in Fine Hamster Fur Weaving, for instanceEdna Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438002061912782295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59444794275511959052013-03-16T07:09:54.744-04:002013-03-16T07:09:54.744-04:00I have not had this happen yet! I'll wait for...I have not had this happen yet! I'll wait for it though! Other than the lovely students I WANT to write letters for, I often get the ones who drove me crazy, asking about every blessed thing, complaining about every grade, challenging every less than 100. I hate those types. Often they do well in my class because I do allow rewrite after rewrite after rewrite, but they are sniveling Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6549235890879755692013-03-16T04:55:54.718-04:002013-03-16T04:55:54.718-04:00Stinky is a diligent and talented student.
I...Stinky is a diligent and talented student. <br /><br />I'm sure that in the colder climate of Canuckistan his body odour will be much less pronounced. <br /><br />Regards,<br />....Vog3lfr3ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498874776211940606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45352096126585156172013-03-16T04:12:47.380-04:002013-03-16T04:12:47.380-04:00Letter of Recommendation.
A thing I only write fo...Letter of Recommendation.<br /><br />A thing I only write for ex-KGB officers.Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59888185735155554002013-03-16T00:34:25.776-04:002013-03-16T00:34:25.776-04:00LOR? Not in glossary. LOR? Not in glossary. Krabby Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516240444782667439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74030269993984181482013-03-15T23:58:29.525-04:002013-03-15T23:58:29.525-04:00I, too, have had students who were involved in che...I, too, have had students who were involved in cheating, disruptive behavior and other endeavors very unabashedly ask for recommendations. My response was... "you might want to ask someone with whom you had a more positive experience". I think they think a recommendation is a given, included in the price of tuition.Karen Ackoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01527412523732265688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65258031421191338672013-03-15T23:34:23.519-04:002013-03-15T23:34:23.519-04:00I have never been as angry as a teacher as I was w...I have never been as angry as a teacher as I was when that happened. Normally, even when I pretend to be angry, I'm really not particularly. I'm a calm person in general. But I was furious. Literally all-I-could-do-not-to-throw-things furious. <br /><br />I took the damn thing, said "no" just as you did, and threw it in the trash. <br /><br />It's so far beyond Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54741217537714845022013-03-15T22:21:28.073-04:002013-03-15T22:21:28.073-04:00Oh my god.
I once had a student try to turn in an...Oh my god.<br /><br />I once had a student try to turn in an assignment on napkin once too! It was an essay/project sort of thing, so I just looked stunned, shook my head, and said "No" when he tried to hand it to me.<br />The_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-42439215890743253512013-03-15T20:41:28.638-04:002013-03-15T20:41:28.638-04:00Ugh. The first year I taught full time I had to co...Ugh. The first year I taught full time I had to completely bust some student for plagiarizing an essay. Oh, how she snivelled awkwardly in my office. And the next term she asks for a rec letter! I was confused. "I might not be your best bet, here. . ."Polar Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713477095763100821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13275891116659941462013-03-15T20:10:41.764-04:002013-03-15T20:10:41.764-04:00Perfect. Too bad she didn't leave you an addre...Perfect. Too bad she didn't leave you an address. :)The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.com