FWIW, I recall dd12 getting upset over something she thought she had done wrong and being so worried that her teacher would be mad that she started crying in 4th grade.
It is worrysome when they are so sensitve to what a teacher might think. But it does beat by a mile when they are so sensitive that they totally block caring what a teacher might think at all. Imagine a 4th grader just flat out 'calmly' telling the teacher 'No, I am right, you are not.' Now that was really strange!
Also reminds me of the story about when the 7th grade teacher asked
"Do you want me to give you detention?"
and someone I know calmly pulled out his planner and said: "Ok, what days are good for you, because my mom works and has a very tight schedule."
7th grade teacher, who later would become a great fan, was so un-nerved that he dropped the whole idea of a detention.
Our kids are unusal, and they show it sometimes.
Love and More Love,
Grinity
