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It is great that she had a better day, Moomin. I'm glad.

Has she read the Ramona books? I can imagine ds4 doing something similar if that is any comfort.

Hoping this week goes well. I am rooting for your dd.

Exactly! The teacher probably isn't used to a child having valid thoughts and opinions! I can see our DD6 doing the same thing as your daughter. She says she doesn't like school because: it's too long, she has to sit too much and her bottom hurts, she doesn't appreciate the kids with behavior problems disrupting class and it's boring. Every day I struggle to get her ready and out the door. I've come to realize that until something is different with DD's school this is how it will probably be every morning:-(

Moomin -- how has the rest of the week gone? I hope okay.

Is it possible that this is all driven by how different she actually is from age peers and that she's learned that children and strange and unpredictable compared to more mature adults? I know it's counter intuitive but is it possible she would cope better with older class mates and appropriate work?

Yeah I was assuming a radical skip (to at least the level of her weakest area, possibly a grade above thst so that she actually has to work to bring 1-2 areas up to speed) for experiment sake. I can see it would be risky but this seems risky too. I have not had to deal with nearly such an advanced child so it's easy for me to talk. I do wonder, if you are you to try, whether its better to try before she's more scarred by school and they by her? Maybe a 2-4 week trial?

Aw well compared to throwing chairs it sounds splendid. What is SST?

Student study team. Often the first step for addressing any special student needs.

Supposedly they are supposed to brainstorm what interventions and accommodations can be made in order for the child to succeed. These are supposed to be normal, easy interventions (change seats, after school tutoring, guidance counselor sessions, etc). You have to try at least two and document them and give them a chance to fail, I mean work. Then once they fail you can decide to begin assessments both classroom and psychologist administered to find more information to determine the scope of the problem and eligibility.

But now you have Response To Intervention and there supposedly are more push in assistants giving small group instruction and in our school they schedule an entire 30 minute intervention period (my son tends to get gifted enrichment during this time at the elementary school and at the middle school those not getting intervention get drop everything and read two days a week and study hall the other).