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Jenny - we did get a copy of the letter when he asked for hard copies for the MOC's and he opted not to use that one for any of them. Had a few questionable phases in it - one saying that he was a member of a family led by two WP grads and that going to an academy would be a culmination of not only his, but also "their" dreams. Just came across more than a bit that mom and dad were forcing him into this. She also included the phrase (I just looked up the letter) "there is still room for improvement on how he takes direction or criticism". Now she did say some basic nice things about him, but they were more along the strictly academic lines ("he took Calculus as a sophomore"). Having read this letter a few months later makes me think it was a miracle that it didn't send up incredible red flags to the committee saying "here's a kid only going because of his parents and who can't take orders".
However, it didn't keep him from getting the LOA to either AF or Navy, so I guess either the committees skipped over those parts or weren't totally biased by them in comparison to the rest of his packet and his other letters of recommendation. I am though submitting (for the first time ever) a teacher request form for next year requesting that neither of my younger two sons has her (again). It will say simply "Please do not put A or B with Ms. X since she is biased against me, my children, and the military. Thank you!" Luckily the principal doesn't care for her and does care for my kids (especially after my oldest being the first to attend an academy from our school since 1983) so I'm confident it will be honored! He at least gets it!
However, it didn't keep him from getting the LOA to either AF or Navy, so I guess either the committees skipped over those parts or weren't totally biased by them in comparison to the rest of his packet and his other letters of recommendation. I am though submitting (for the first time ever) a teacher request form for next year requesting that neither of my younger two sons has her (again). It will say simply "Please do not put A or B with Ms. X since she is biased against me, my children, and the military. Thank you!" Luckily the principal doesn't care for her and does care for my kids (especially after my oldest being the first to attend an academy from our school since 1983) so I'm confident it will be honored! He at least gets it!