Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Parenting and Advocacy Why is a teacher usally against pretesting?

I wonder if a teacher knows what is a new material. I would think she would have to be prepared to teach new material. This work just seems so ridiculous for him to do. He just doesn't need all the review.


Ohgrandma - Are you clear about what her concerns are?
No, I am not totally clear about her concerns. I thought asking here might help me to find out more. I have talked to the teacher 3 times about this and feel like I need to drop it with her for now because she was getting aggravated and just kept explaining the benefits of things like having empathy for the other kids. I am trying to get armed with information so to prepare for the next IEP meeting. I think she is a caring teacher but my son's situation is new for her. I just want to balance out his day more because he is not happy at school. This is very hard. I just need to prove that it is ok.