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I once REFUSED to write a letter, and then got a “thank you” note for it.I had an HS student, “Beatrice,” in three classes, drama, English, and video production. She was failing all three. She was, however, brilliant, talented, and beautiful, with a voice like a nightingale who could reproduce accents like a master thespian.Or, so she was willing to tell anyone in a two mile radius any time she walked into a room. I had no evidence of this, as she maintained an absolute zero average in my classrooms. Her classmates could not have rolled their eyes any harder at her.I had consulted with her mother, who was convinced that young Beatrice was just moments away from getting “discovered.” Even in drama class, which was—ostensibly—her area of focus, she hadn’t done a single assignment. I could not claim that this young woman could read, and I wouldn’t be surprised if she couldn’t.It was a surprise when her mother stated that I WOULD be writing a letter of recommendation for an exclusive private school for the performing arts. I replied that I could not in good faith do so. Mom was steamed, but didn’t take it any further.Three months later, I got an official thank you note from the fancy drama school for my letter. This was a surprise! I went down to the guidance office, and with the counselor, called the school. Seems they’d received a letter from me, on school stationery, with a very glowing recommendation of Beatrice. We confirmed that the letter had not been sent by me and that we’d send a new transcript, as the one they’d received had also been forged. The caller suggested that they wanted to follow up, as Beatrice had obviously not reached the “glowing levels” they’d read about in my letter.I’ve no idea what happened to her after that.ADDENDUM: I was intrigued by the post below that suggested it would have been better “to leave well enough alone.”What?My name means something—or it should. I’m not going to recommend a thespian under my tutelage if they are not adequate to meet the basic level of that recommendation. I might need to use my name again, later, for another student. I only want it attached to worthwhile recommendations.ADDENDUM 2: What’s with all the pedantic grammar responses? If you’ve got honest grammar suggestions, there are polite ways of helping posters with their posts.If all you’ve got to respond to in the comments is grammar naziism, don’t bother. There are more productive ways to spend your time. From now on, grammar comments will be deleted, (and possibly blocked.)ADDENDUM 3: Someone in a private message (really!) pointed out that it IS possible to write recommendations for students who are less-than-stellar.Absolutely. I have done this. It’s very possible to compliment a student on a performance, or a sense of humor, or astounding effort, etc. It’s probably VERY transparent to the reader, who knows you’re saying “hey, this kid’s not the best STUDENT, but they’re worth a gamble in your program because of ___________.” It’s even possible to write excellent letters for students you DISLIKE, which I’ve also attempted!The case I’ve related here is not a matter of “like” or “dislike.” I had no point at which I could create a compliment for this student. There was no work, no grade, no project, no activity, no practice, no personal story—there was nothing to relate to the inquiry for me.I’d love to see what the forgery looked like. The idea has always intrigued me.Thanks for reading!

Lt. Kermit Tyler of the USAAF survived the war, retired as a Lt. Colonel, and lived to be 96 years of age.As the ‘duty officer’ manning the telephone that the US Army’s two radar-set operators called to report their ‘blip’ on the morning of 7 December 1941, Tyler was a young fighter pilot who had been given only a basic walk-through of how to act as a duty officer for the air operations post. Training in how to deal with unusual reports from the Army’s radar system hadn’t been provided - the system was so new and experimental that it hadn’t yet been integrated into the Army Air Force’s standard operating procedures.In other words, while the radar system did indeed detect the incoming Japanese attack, the Army Air Force HQ on Oahu had nearly zero effective means (especially on a peacetime Sunday morning) of being able to interpret that ‘blip’ as a hostile attack, as distinct from the flight of Army B-17s expected from the US Mainland that morning, or from any other type of air traffic. Tyler could only be expected to correctly intuit that ‘blip’ as an incoming hostile air raid by virtue of 20/20 hindsight.Thus Tyler would be exonerated by a board of inquiry, though he would live with second-guessing and emotionally-charged letters from strangers for the rest of his life.Officer mistook radar warning of Pearl Harbor raid

Because she was pleasant. She got along with him. She didn’t create a scene.An ecclesiastical inquiry into her marriage was duly commissioned, and a delegation of councillors arrived at Richmond in early July to seek Anne’s co-operation. Shocked by this sudden turn of events, Anne fainted. When she had sufficiently recovered herself, she steadfastly refused to give her consent to the inquiry.Before long, though, perhaps fearing a similar fate to Catherine of Aragon or, worse still, Anne Boleyn, Anne resolved to take a pragmatic approach. The marriage was duly declared illegal on 9 July, and the annulment was confirmed by parliament three days later. Anne wrote a letter of submission to the king, referring to “your majesty’s clean and pure living with me”, and offering herself up as his “most humble servant”.“Anne was to be richly rewarded for her compliance. She was given possession of Richmond Palace and Bletchingly Manor for life, together with a considerable annual income. This was further boosted by her right to keep all of her royal jewels, plate and goods in order to furnish her new properties. Moreover, she was to be accorded an exalted status as the king’s ‘sister’, taking precedence over all of his subjects, with the exception of his children and any future wife that he might take.”The marriage was duly declared illegal on 9 July, and the annulment was confirmed by parliament three days laterHenry later granted her some additional manors, including Hever Castle, the former home of Anne Boleyn. This was to become her principal residence, and she lived very comfortably there on the fringes of public life. It says much for Anne’s strength of character that she managed to accept and adapt to her new life with dignity.““After the death of Catherine Howard speculation began at once about who would be the king’s next wife. Among the potential candidates was Anne of Cleves. She had been careful to remain on good terms with Henry after their annulment, and had shown no signs of resentment at being so humiliatingly rejected. She had been a regular visitor to court and had also received several visits from her former husband, which by all accounts had been very convivial. The pair had exchanged New Year’s gifts in 1542. But the king made no indication of wishing to revive their union, and although Anne was rumoured to be bitterly disappointed when he married his sixth and final wife, Katherine Parr, this may have been just for show.““By that time, Anne was comfortably ensconced at Hever with all the riches and honours of being a queen, but none of the disadvantages of being married to the ageing, bloated and increasingly tyrannical king. She remained there for the rest of her days, outliving her estranged husband, who died in 1547.”Later in life they actually got along quite well. They spent much time talking. She outlived all his other wives.I do not know if it was her personality or she saw what happened to Anne Boleyn, but Anne of Cleves did the right thing by Henry. He knew this and reciprocated by doing the right thing by her.https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/anne-of-cleves-henry-viii-successful-queen-fourth-wife-tracy-borman/