<p>calmom, I think it’s less that the teachers don’t recognize the student’s ability, and more that the teachers are poor communicators and don’t know how to express their recognition to colleges in an effective way.</p>
<p>An endorsement like “I gave him an A. He is an excellent student. He wrote about Jane Eyre in his term paper. I recommend that you admit him” is meaningless to colleges. CC parents know that, but plenty of HS teachers don’t, even in good school districts.</p>