Debbie,
I'm so glad that you posted about the Perception gap between teachers and parents. It really is beyond what one could reasonably expect. I also love your use of the phrase "Typically Developing Kids." Sounds so much better than 'normal' or 'average.' Soon I'll be talking about TDKs and ADKs - typically developing kids and alternatly developing kids - and no one but you will have any idea what I'm talking about.
I do want to say that I work with lots of kids who are in Head Start, and it 'feels' like there is a pretty similar scattering of Level I, II and III kids within that group. I haven't seen any numbers but every week or so I see a "little chatterbox" control freak, who wants to discuss the morr technical aspects of the work with me. I also see lots kids who translate for their parents at really early ages. Of course, for every extroverted kid who chatters at me, I figure that there is at least one introverted kid who is harder for me to notice, studying me with full attention, the only sound I hear is the slow deep breaths.
Well, I find it very reassuring that there are plenty of bright and gifted preschooler at work. We are few, but plenty. Weird, huh?
Love and More Love,
Trinity
