In seeking help for your gifted child, what are "the best" negative comments you've ever heard from school administrators, teachers, or even well-meaning family members and friends?
(You know, the ones that make you want to roll your eyes and leave you momentarily speechless while you ponder the absurdity of the logic....)
Here are some of mine, all from veteran teachers:
"If we advance her now, what will she do later?
"We don't let fifth graders use the sixth grade book, because, well, then what would they do in sixth grade?"
"We find the advanced kids usually level off by third or fourth grade as the others catch up."
"We can't let her do accelerated reading with the older kids because language arts is reading AND writing, and her handwriting doesn't look the same as the older kids."
"Don't worry about challenging her now. She'll have plenty of time to learn things. What does it matter if she learns math now or later? She'll get to learn it eventually."
"Oh, don't worry, we do so much in my classroom that no child could ever possibly be bored!"
