We haven�t had a crash and burn incident. However, DS has had two teachers who were (still are, I assume) exceptionally mean and lacking in professional integrity. They tried hard to knock him down while he was stuck in their classrooms. If it weren�t for my distant but constant oversight and continuous �counseling sessions� to counteract the damage, I think he would have lost all interest in school during his 3rd grade year. His 5th grade teacher was equally bad, but he had a stronger sense of self by that point. Even without me, I don�t think she would have been able to do permanent damage.
