Thanks ya'll! Of course, I just heard a rumour that the teacher may not be coming back. Argh! Of course there are other good teachers out there--and I don't think it should be that difficult to accomodate my dd regardless of who the teacher is...right? (multi-age 4th/5th grade class with <15 kids, I think at least 1/3 gifted, with a full-time assistant)