Just so everyone understands, I am not against asking and expecting kids to do their best. My point is that if the teacher is going to be demanding she should be so of ALL of his/her students. Demanding ALL of them to work to the height of their abilities. My issue is when one student, gifted or not, is singled out for such treatment. A kid from the low end of the spectrum being singled out and made to redo work that would have been acceptable at that child's level if it was done by another student is equally as wrong. When the teacher does this it tends to be because of issues the teacher has, not the student, and it can quickly become a very toxic environment.
