I will say again (sorry) that we have done well with year to year differentiation. Of the 7 years that DS has been in public school, he has had teachers who did a great job in 5 of those. And by a great job, I mean that they have really pushed him to think deeply about what is being taught to all the kids as well as helping him move ahead on his own. Of the 2 not great years, one teacher was adequate (and DS was very fond of her) and one year (first) would have been a loss, except the GT teacher started pulling him out on Fridays (and whenever else she could) to play games and do puzzles with her GT 4th and 5th graders. Every teacher has helped DS grow as a person and fully participate as a citizen of the school and the community.
Each kid, school, teacher is so different, I just get nervous when I see any post that suggests that there are absolute right or wrong ways to create a good educational situation for our unique kids.
Last edited by acs; 04/25/08 07:17 PM.
