Originally Posted by blackcat
I talked to upper level admin and said that principals keep asking me "What is it that you want?" (like I'm a crazy, super-demanding tiger mother). What is it that I want? I want my children to make at least one year academic gain in every subject in school each year without being enriched/supplemented at home, just like what is expected of children of average abilities. No one knows how to reply to this. In their minds, the kid is already ahead, they have met the "standards" so there is no problem if they don't learn anything in school for years on end.
When I have asked that question, I have told administrators. I want my son to keep his love of learning and enjoy school. If you bore my child to tears, all he will learn is that he hates school and that it is a waste of his time.