2 years out of school, how do I get a letter of rec from a teacher?

[ACTxstate]

I did ask a professor for a letter of recommendation in person and she said she would write me one. However, this was more than 2 years ago and I live 4+ hours away from my school's town.

I doubt sending her an email would prove a good letter of recommendation, but I am not taking any other classes and have a full time job.

I do have a co-worker that used to teach classes in California and is a doctor, who stated he would write me one. Would that suffice for an academic letter of recommendation?

What would be the best course of action to get a good letter of recommendation?

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[Phyline]

I asked a professor who I took a class with in 2010, so 5+ years ago. He remembers who I am, and I briefly worked in his lab, so I just sent him an email.

Has your coworker personally taught you? It's supposed to be from a professor who YOU had a class with.

 

[starrsgirl]

2 ideas for you:
1) Have you done any other type of courses/learning since you left school? I'm a non traditional student and in my first career, we had a lot of academic training to do the job. I used one of those instructors instead.

2)See the other current thread in this forum. Contact the instructor and provide a draft recommendation letter for her highlighting your work in her class, any special presentations or research you did in class. Maybe talk about anything else related (you helped tutor a peer, or he/she commented on exceptional project work, or you scored really highly in the class compared to the average....whatever). You could also talk about how many credits you were taking at the time you took the class ("this student balanced my rigorous biology course while taking 18 credit hours...."). Make sure to bring the professor up to date on your current career goals and what you have done since the class.