DD9 is in 4th grade math (99% math MAP) and was placed with the high ability teacher who has been in the district for a long time, is the spokesperson for the program, and leads the math bowl.
The work in the class so far has been very underwhelming with no differentiation. DD says it basically feels like a repeat of many 3rd grade topics which I concur. Upon grumbling from parents, the teacher made a comment to the class along the lines of "if students or their parents were wondering why they were in the low math class, we all the learn the same things eventually".
Then, this week she decided to make a foray into "Algebra". However, once again, the materials given were equally underwhelming and DD completed all assignments for the topic (about 6) in 30 minutes and went to talk to the teacher about it the next day. The teacher's response was that she was "ashamed" of DD for completing it so quickly(which she said in front of several students) and to point out DD's lack of attention span (again in front of the rest of the class) all during math and took the books away at the end of the lesson and said they won't be coming out again until May.
Unfortunately, we don't have a tape recording of this event. I consider this bullying. Is it?
DD wanted to be in the math bowl earlier on, but now she says she's not sure she wants to participate.
Last edited by shifrbv; 11/13/15 10:13 AM.
