my favorite teacher comment from the past was that our daughter wasnt as bright as we thought she was and if we disciplined her more at home we wouldnt have problems with her misbehaving at school. the teacher had her in the lowest reading group and lowest math group in an early primary grade. (but we didnt know that until later) this is what ultimately led to us getting her evaluated. We later found a computerized reading test that this teacher gave our child and never told us about that put her reading at a high school level.......
somehow these wounds fade and become less important but they never go all the way away do they? criticism of the offspring induces mommabear transformation. especially when it is inaccurate and not helpful. asynchonous kids are sometimes tough to raise. and even harder to explain to most mainsteam educators.
