Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University ...

COULD TEACHER ... to write their recommendation letters are ultimately hindering their students' chances of getting admitted to a college, securing a scholarship, or winning an award.

High school students looking for letters of recommendation often don’t know how to go about asking for them. Should they approach their favorite instructor? Ask the teacher who runs the class ...