Asking for Teacher Recommendations: My Tried-and-True Script to Help Kids Reduce Anxiety

Have you ever asked a client or colleague for a reference or recommendation?

I don’t know about you - but no matter how well I know the person, and no matter how highly I know they think of me - I get a little anxious. It’s uncomfortable for me to put myself out there in such a vulnerable way.

Since I personally find this difficult as a grown adult, I can absolutely identify with a teenager’s anxiety over the same situation.

Your Biggest IEC Content Creation Mistake [Free Lunches Don't Exist]

Have you ever actually sat down and thought about the image that you’re projecting to clients by giving them something with another company’s logo on top?

You might as well hold up a sign that says “These people do a better job than me!” or “I have more confidence in these people than I do in myself!” or “These people have more resources than I do!”

Why would anybody want to hire the guy handing out another company’s free guide to the Common App when they could just go straight to the source and hire that company directly?

[Non-Obvious] Intake Questionnaire Info

We send "Getting to Know You" questionnaires immediately after parents sign their contracts and pay their invoices. The parent version has questions that deal with issues relating to health, communication preferences, emergency contact information, family issues in the home, scheduling choices, observations about student motivation, and so forth. The student version is a little lighter and contains a personality test, as well as fun questions about preferences and pet peeves.

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