One more thing: If you've read my posts, you know my frustrations with working within the school ("site council") to try to drive things in a positive direction. But as part of working on school-wide objectives, I raised this issue, and wow did it hit a nerve with the teachers/principal.
Again - I've knocked heads with these ladies. A lot. But the heartache they expressed around trying to get hyper-competitive parents to back off of these little, little children really touched me. It did help me realize how difficult it will be for me to ask for acceleration/differentiation/whatever for DS without having myself cast as one of "them." These folks are hyper-sensitized and kinda fed up.
