I'm glad to hear that other people found her comments offensive.
I do worry that DD is "going underground" about her abilities as we head toward middle school. Clearly, this woman's kid is not going underground with respect to her expectations of herself. I guess it just brought my own concerns into stark relief.
To be honest, I would not feel comfortable if my DD suddenly started talking about being the smartest. How do you even measure that? Having a 2e younger sibling, DD knows that someone can be smart without being a high achiever. I just wish DD seemed a little more comfortable with her abilities and did not try to down play them.
