my DD5 is entering kindergarden in the fall and parents are permitted to talk to the school in "general terms" about what type of teacher would be best for their child. I have put this off and it might be too late, but i just heard from a friend that one of the teachers is extremely strict and rigid, and i have a gut feeling this type of teacher would be a disaster.
My daughter is:
-HG, with WPPSI FSIQ 147
-relative low achivement, average %tile for reading and math
-highly perfectionistic, afraid to show anyone she doesn't know how to read (so never accepts ANY instruction).
-tends to be oppositional (she is the one that "baby talk" thread was aobut. Though after reading Webb and Eide book, i don't think she is "clinically" ODD.
-has a montessori preschool background.
So my question is, do you agree that a strict, strong willed teacher would be a problem? My friend who is a gifted educator thinks she'd be best with someone "irresistably stimulating" who would pull my daugthter in (in spite of herself!)..and not the strong type. what do you guys think. anyone have a child like this?
irene
