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Dr. Cox is writing to recommend Laura Howard for an open English teacher position. In the letter, Dr. Cox describes how she has observed Laura develop as a student in her English courses over the past three years. Dr. Cox notes that Laura is curious, self-motivated, collaborative, and helps other students participate actively in class discussions. Dr. Cox believes that Laura's dedication and leadership skills as a student make her well-suited for teaching. Dr. Cox expresses confidence that hiring Laura would benefit both students and faculty.

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Dr. Cox is writing to recommend Laura Howard for an open English teacher position. In the letter, Dr. Cox describes how she has observed Laura develop as a student in her English courses over the past three years. Dr. Cox notes that Laura is curious, self-motivated, collaborative, and helps other students participate actively in class discussions. Dr. Cox believes that Laura's dedication and leadership skills as a student make her well-suited for teaching. Dr. Cox expresses confidence that hiring Laura would benefit both students and faculty.

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PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY

1701 S. Broadway Department of English and Modern Languages


Pittsburg, KS 66762 Grubbs Hall – Main Campus
(620) 231-7000 Chairperson: Dr. C. Patterson
www.pittstate.edu /academics/arts-n-sciences/departments/english/

14 January 2018 
 
To whom it may concern 
 
I write today to recommend Laura Howard for your open position for a teacher of 
English Language Arts. I’ve had the great pleasure of observing Ms. Howard’s 
development from incoming student in my general literature course in 2014 to one 
of the most astute students in my upper division course on American drama just last 
fall. In the last three years she’s shown intellectual aptitudes in her content area, 
collegial talents for helping others learn, and unwavering determination to succeed 
through hard work. She is among the most dedicated student teachers in our BSEd 
program in English here at Pittsburg State. She has already proven to be excellent 
at facilitating learning as a student, which I feel is an effective predictor of her 
future success as an educator. I believe that hiring her to fill your vacant position 
would be of great advantage to your student population and teaching faculty.  
 
As a student, Ms. Howard is curious, self-motivated and collaboratively-oriented. 
Over the last three years I came to rely heavily on her in class discussions, where 
she demonstrated that she is able to to any class discussion conversation in ways 
that encourage other students—even though who are usually quiet and 
reticent—to participate more actively. She asks compelling questions that invite 
considered and engaged responses. She listens actively and encouragingly to 
others. She handles constructive criticism well. She is personable, professional and 
dependable in her interactions with students, faculty and staff. In my courses, she 
often emerged as a clear leader during group work and helped others to stay 
focused on the learning tasks at hand. She was an astute and insightful critic during 
peer response assignments, where she professionally and honestly critiqued the 
work of her classmates. Even when she had to give constructive criticism, she did so 
respectfully and out of genuine concern for her classmate’s progress. These 
personal qualities are not only useful in the collegiate classroom, but will also work 
well in contexts where she is responsible for teaching, supervising and 
collaborating with young people and other members of the teaching faculty. 
Additionally, Ms. Howard is both committed to learning new pedagogical methods, 
and eager to practice the skills she has already cultivated. Because I’ve already seen 
Ms. Howard perform so well, I am confident that she’ll be an excellent fit for this 
position.  
 
In summation, I am happy to serve as a reference for Ms. Howard. If I can provide 
any further information or be of additional assistance, I’d be pleased to do so either 
over the telephone or email. 
 
Sincerely, 
Sandra M. Cox, Ph. D. 
Assistant Professor, English 
620.481.694 [email protected] 

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