Hello everyone. I hope all is well, still working on my gifted endorsement. When I finish, I promise to come back more often and contribute some of the knowledge I hope to acquire. As for now, I need your opinions and advice once again.
As you may remember dd6 was permitted by the pub school to enter Kindergarten early this year and she is doing very well by the way. I think she should be ready for 1st grade around Dec. LOL
Anyway, she relayed two comments her K teacher made to me. The first was a few weeks ago which, after my blood pressure returned to normal, I decided to let go. She was coloring at the table while I was washing dishes and said, "I wish I wasn't so slow, but I am." I protested, but she said her teacher told her she's too slow and so she is. I'll admit, she takes her time on things, but it's bc she wants to do her best work on everything.
Here's #2 from today: She told dh that she wants to go back to preschool. When he asked why she said, "because I'm only four and I want to come home at noon." (full day K). He asked her where she heard that, she said, "I was tired today and when I told Mrs. Teacher she said I'm only four and I should be in preschool."
This is a child who was last week showing me examples of different lines of symmetry using paper folding! Preschool!?! Humph! I'm so angry. Dh said he can't wait to give her a piece of his mind and the parent/teacher conference. That doesn't happen for 2 weeks and I want to talk to this teacher NOW! I know I'll calm down b4 tomorrow so I'll be able to speak to her without yelling at her, and I want to call her to set up a meeting. I only hope that her words were a little different than what dd said, but I don't want her twisting what was said to weasel out of it either. I'd also like to speak to her b4 the conference as dh is a hothead and may make matters worse.
Anyone with any advice as to whether or not to see her sooner rather than later and ideas about how to approach her? Being a teacher, you'd think I'd know how to approach teachers, but I think it actually makes it harder.
Thanks in advance guys!
Therah
