Just another vent... - 04/26/08 10:45 PM
I just had the writen report on DD that I ask her teacher so I could give it to the tester. In this report there is not a single reference to DD being gifted, or to any or the suggestions/links/articles that I gave the teacher. None. It is like I have not told her anything at all.
It is all about how DD is fitting in (=obeing her in my opinion) better.
DD is more and more into acting: she now pretends to be a 'new small girl' and she does it so well that the teacher is fully buying it. In the mornings she pretends to be very affectionate towards her, grab her hand or her leg, in the same way a new girl would do.
BUT... if I ask DD is she likes the teacher, says 'yes' while she avoids looking at me and her pupils contract....
I gave the report to a Dutch friend and she told me that the whole tone of it is rather unpleasant, a little like the teacher was resentful of DD.
We now have two weeks of holidays. After that, I do not know what would be best: let her finish the year (until the end of June, so one and a half months more with this teacher) or keeping her home until next academic year? Next year she HAS to go to school by law - we cannot homeschool. We still do not know if there will be a GT school in the area, so we are studying different possibilies. One would be pushing for a change to the next 'grade group' (ages 6 to 9) in the same school.
In any case, next year calls for a change - that for certain.
OK, vent over. Thanks for reading.
It is all about how DD is fitting in (=obeing her in my opinion) better.
DD is more and more into acting: she now pretends to be a 'new small girl' and she does it so well that the teacher is fully buying it. In the mornings she pretends to be very affectionate towards her, grab her hand or her leg, in the same way a new girl would do.
BUT... if I ask DD is she likes the teacher, says 'yes' while she avoids looking at me and her pupils contract....
I gave the report to a Dutch friend and she told me that the whole tone of it is rather unpleasant, a little like the teacher was resentful of DD.
We now have two weeks of holidays. After that, I do not know what would be best: let her finish the year (until the end of June, so one and a half months more with this teacher) or keeping her home until next academic year? Next year she HAS to go to school by law - we cannot homeschool. We still do not know if there will be a GT school in the area, so we are studying different possibilies. One would be pushing for a change to the next 'grade group' (ages 6 to 9) in the same school.
In any case, next year calls for a change - that for certain.
OK, vent over. Thanks for reading.