Bright but not gifted children essentially being ignored?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think the Op needs all of you who aren't in FCPS to drop out of this discussion

Shouldn't she have posted in Va Public Schools, then?

When did OP say they were in FCPS - the initial post didn't. I guess I missed that. My bad!

OP here. I am not in FCPS, but am in Virginia, but I don't think that is relevant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the Op needs all of you who aren't in FCPS to drop out of this discussion

Shouldn't she have posted in Va Public Schools, then?

When did OP say they were in FCPS - the initial post didn't. I guess I missed that. My bad!

OP here. I am not in FCPS, but am in Virginia, but I don't think that is relevant.

I agree - it isn't relevant but one PP thought everyone not in FCPS should not contribute to the conversation. Did you hear back from the teacher OP? Hope so

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the Op needs all of you who aren't in FCPS to drop out of this discussion

Shouldn't she have posted in Va Public Schools, then?

When did OP say they were in FCPS - the initial post didn't. I guess I missed that. My bad!

OP here. I am not in FCPS, but am in Virginia, but I don't think that is relevant.

I agree - it isn't relevant but one PP thought everyone not in FCPS should not contribute to the conversation. Did you hear back from the teacher OP? Hope so

Unfortunately no. I'm frankly surprised. Even if she is going to say no, why not just say so? Will be sending a follow up email in a day or so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the Op needs all of you who aren't in FCPS to drop out of this discussion

Shouldn't she have posted in Va Public Schools, then?

When did OP say they were in FCPS - the initial post didn't. I guess I missed that. My bad!

OP here. I am not in FCPS, but am in Virginia, but I don't think that is relevant.

I agree - it isn't relevant but one PP thought everyone not in FCPS should not contribute to the conversation. Did you hear back from the teacher OP? Hope so

Unfortunately no. I'm frankly surprised. Even if she is going to say no, why not just say so? Will be sending a follow up email in a day or so.

if you truly have concerns I would copy in another staff person at the school if you hear nothing - or call.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the Op needs all of you who aren't in FCPS to drop out of this discussion

Shouldn't she have posted in Va Public Schools, then?

When did OP say they were in FCPS - the initial post didn't. I guess I missed that. My bad!

OP here. I am not in FCPS, but am in Virginia, but I don't think that is relevant.

I agree - it isn't relevant but one PP thought everyone not in FCPS should not contribute to the conversation. Did you hear back from the teacher OP? Hope so

Unfortunately no. I'm frankly surprised. Even if she is going to say no, why not just say so? Will be sending a follow up email in a day or so.

if you truly have concerns I would copy in another staff person at the school if you hear nothing - or call.

I will. If she doesn't respond almost immediately to the follow up email, I plan to involve the principal. That may be a better result anyway. I laid everything out to my friend who is an elementary school teacher (in FCPS btw) and she thinks I am right to be concerned and not overreacting at all.

[Anonymous]

You are making yourself into such an enormous pain in the ass for those people. And you think it will get you positive results.

It won't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are making yourself into such an enormous pain in the ass for those people. And you think it will get you positive results.

It won't.

You are entitled to your opinion. The other teachers I'm talking to don't agree with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They told me her reading level at the fall conference. I forget the number now (20 maybe?) but all the teacher would say was that was "at the benchmark for first quarter" but if the other girls in her group are the same or similar level (as a group should be) why do they need to see the reading specialist?

DD does not bring reading books home this year (aside from library books she chooses.) She did bring home leveled reading books last year in first.

Well, my dyslexic kid sees the reading specialist, has a tutor, and reads a bit above grade level. I understand you are frustrated, and I know that feeling. But get the chip off your shoulder about other kids who you think are not your kid's "academic peers." My kid tested 97percentile, too - and he still needs the reading specialist and the tutor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are making yourself into such an enormous pain in the ass for those people. And you think it will get you positive results.

It won't.

You are entitled to your opinion. The other teachers I'm talking to don't agree with you.

Holy cow lady!

I guess 2nd grade vocabulary IS this hill OP wants to die one.

--one more poster who thinks OP is flipping out over nothing

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You are making yourself into such an enormous pain in the ass for those people. And you think it will get you positive results.

It won't.

You are entitled to your opinion. The other teachers I'm talking to don't agree with you.

Well they don't matter. The only one that matters is the teacher you are harassing. And you say you don't care what she thinks! What an idiot you are.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They told me her reading level at the fall conference. I forget the number now (20 maybe?) but all the teacher would say was that was "at the benchmark for first quarter" but if the other girls in her group are the same or similar level (as a group should be) why do they need to see the reading specialist?

DD does not bring reading books home this year (aside from library books she chooses.) She did bring home leveled reading books last year in first.

Well, my dyslexic kid sees the reading specialist, has a tutor, and reads a bit above grade level. I understand you are frustrated, and I know that feeling. But get the chip off your shoulder about other kids who you think are not your kid's "academic peers." My kid tested 97percentile, too - and he still needs the reading specialist and the tutor.

I agree.

My kid also saw the reading specialist for weekly pull outs. Cogat was in the low 120s.

He can read words separately and read/comprehend books, but needed help with fluency, cadence and not rushing over words based on the first few letters.

On the DRA assessments, he was consistently at "grade level" but needed an extra boost and a little extra attention to help him work towards full potential.

OPs focus on these kinds of things and her irrational emotional reaction to two years' placement by two different teachers in the middle word list/reading group with kids she deems not worthy is misplaced. For all you know OP, the other kids in that group might test higher than your daughter, or exactly the same. Their placement and pull outs are really not your business and have zero to do with your daughter's placement.

[Anonymous]

OP here. The teacher has agreed that my daughter needs to be in another group and is going to provide me with the word lists she missed.

You all can advocate for your kids (or not) however you like. I'm not going to just blindly assume a 24 year is paying super close attention to the individual needs of all 25 kids in the class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The teacher has agreed that my daughter needs to be in another group and is going to provide me with the word lists she missed.

You all can advocate for your kids (or not) however you like. I'm not going to just blindly assume a 24 year is paying super close attention to the individual needs of all 25 kids in the class.

That's good news OP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The teacher has agreed that my daughter needs to be in another group and is going to provide me with the word lists she missed.

You all can advocate for your kids (or not) however you like. I'm not going to just blindly assume a 24 year is paying super close attention to the individual needs of all 25 kids in the class.

Congratulations, you won the Battle of the Second-Grade Word Lists. I just hope that your daughter never encounters any truly serious problems at school, because you have probably burned through everybody's good will and then some.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The teacher has agreed that my daughter needs to be in another group and is going to provide me with the word lists she missed.

You all can advocate for your kids (or not) however you like. I'm not going to just blindly assume a 24 year is paying super close attention to the individual needs of all 25 kids in the class.

Congratulations, you won the Battle of the Second-Grade Word Lists. I just hope that your daughter never encounters any truly serious problems at school, because you have probably burned through everybody's good will and then some.

Yup, uh-huh. 100%.