<p>Do the graded writing assignment and Teacher Recommendations have to by your CURRENT English Teacher?</p>
<p>Sorry, by % I meant &</p>
<p>Yes. That’s what Andover requests.</p>
<p>Also, what do I do if he is irresponsible? What approach do I use? He might not get my Teacher Recs in time so any advice?</p>
<p>(1) Give him the recommendation form with all of your information (name, grade, etc.) filled in, along with a stamped, addressed envelope.</p>
<p>(2) Lie about the deadline. :D</p>
<p>Well, just stretch the truth a bit, and tell him it needs to be mailed by [one week before the due date]. By the way, Andover’s deadline is not for another month, so you do have plenty of time.</p>
<p>how about the graded essay?
He doesn’t really grade anything in my class.
So, do I just give him one of my assignments and tell him that I need to grade it?</p>
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<p>The graded essay does not have to come from your English class, as far as I know (although that may vary from school to school), so, yes, you can do what you suggested or you can use an essay from a different class. History, perhaps?</p>
<p>@dodgersmom
Thanks 
This raises my confidence because he’s a bad teacher :(</p>
<p>Also, the “graded essay” does not need to be graded. Schools do want to see teacher corrections and comments though. In addition, if the essay was an in-class essay rather than a take home assignment, you should note that.</p>