<p>Regarding the application, is the recommendation letter very important? I actually am concerned that the teacher does not know much about gifted education so she will write something generic, which would be considered a weak recommendation letter. The lack of guidance for a GT student is exactly why we thought about trying this opportunity. Her school has no GT program. Most teachers have no clue - I don’t mean to be arragant but that’s just true. What are good suggestions to rec. letters?</p>