<p>ok, so I will go to my teacher's classroom to pick up a letter of reccommendation tomorrow or sometime this week. It is for scholarships. Some people have told me to give a gift from the university that I will be attending next fall; however I still have to wait until the decision comes out in March and (Idk if it matters but the letter of rec is for the scholarships, not university).
I don't know what to do because some people said a thank-you not is enough. And I am seeing him tommorrow, should I go to him with nothing in my hands? or a thank-you card for now and something later? By the way, the scholarship decisions announcement is in May.
or should I go in with nothing and then send a thank-you card via mail? I am afraid to directly hand a thank-you card to him, I feel like it's awkward.</p>
<p>A note or card thanking the teacher for writing on your behalf is appropriate, and also adequate. You can either give it to your teacher by hand when you pick up the letter or send it later; that doesn’t matter.</p>
<p>A small thank-you gift would not be inappropriate, but it isn’t necessary, either. A note of thanks, however, really is…if not exactly necessary, then at least it’s the thing to do. People will tell you that writing letters of recommendation is part of a teacher’s job. IMO, it is, and it isn’t. Teachers do expect that they’ll be asked to write recommendations–especially if they teach a lot of juniors and seniors. On the other hand, they aren’t compensated for doing these letters; they’re not paid, nor are they given release time from teaching or other duties (club sponsorship, coaching, etc.) to do them.</p>