Originally Posted by chris1234
Grinity, I agree the schools sometimes seem to jump to suggesting problems in kids that are not fitting in, but at least in my experience it hasn't been out of any actual 'sense' that they are not doing their jobs!! wink
Seriouly, I think they are probably mostly genuinely concerned teachers out there, but oblivious to the differences in students at the upper end. Sigh.
Thanks Chris - that is much better put. On the individual level I agree that it's mostly perplexed and concerned individuals. You put it much better than I did. I was trying to convey a sense of how the whole system works (or fails) in an impersonal way. I do believe that most of the people involved are very good caring individuals working off of a 'bad map.' But good caring individuals have historically done lots of things that look pretty bad in retrospect because they were working off the only 'mental map' available at the time. And those mental maps are so appealing to us humans, we are loath to give them up when better data comes along. It does make me all the more grateful when I interact with the few school folks who 'get' our situation.

Love and More Love,
Grinity

Coaching available, at SchoolSuccessSolutions.com