Insidious, manipulative and cunning, all wrapped up in a package of brilliance.
Degradation and intimidation - the typical bully hallmarks. Ever come across these in gifted classrooms?
We are experiencing this right now, and are in contact with the teacher, but is the issue complicated by the fact that the kids can quite easily out-smart some teachers, and the fact that there are a higher proportion of 'nerdy' (hope no-one is offended by the term) types than in a typical class environment?