Thanks Grinity,
You are spot on about so many things. My son says "respect" is the issue for him, as in that he is not being respected. Yes, this is a small private school, that I am paying a lot for, and as a widow I could well do without the cost. To pay for this seems unreasonable.
The MD wants to speak to the teacher, but as it is school break here ( I am in Australia), I am yet to receive a response to my email to her for her contact number. A skip straight to 8 next year would be great, but you should see his report!!! His math/english results are quite good and comments ok , but with this teacher as homeroom teacher, the rest paints him as a kid you would not want in the school, let alone to grade skip.
Your comments re getting older and perhaps easier are heartening.
Luckily my daughter is a "compliant" EG student, so is no problem at school.
Thanks for letting me know I am not alone, as sometimes it feels that way.
Steph
