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[quote=Anonymous]The bad kid thread got me thinking...  My child is quite the opposite.  She is is great listener, leader and is always praised for her good behavior.  As a result, she is always paired with the class "bad kid(s)" in various situations. She had her seat moved in K and now again in 1st grade so that she can sit next to and "help" another child follow instructions and be on their best behavior.  Both times the teacher told her the reason for the move and has requested that she lead by example.  She is also continually paired with the more difficult children for all sorts of group work and again expected to help the other kids fall in line.

I'm all for building a strong classroom community but I am starting to feel frustrated with the extra expectations placed on my daughter.  She is a people-pleaser and very sensitive (part of the reason for her good behavior) and I can see the stress that these expectations cause.  She came home in tears more than once last year because her partner purposely tore up her art work, scribbled over her answers on a worksheet, got them disqualified from an activity for acting out, etc.  Now that her seat's been moved next to this year's problem child I'm worried that we are heading down a similar path.

Do I speak up and ask the teacher not to place these extra expectations on her or is something like this a character building experience that will help her mature and grow into a leader?  I can see both sides but keep going back to the fact that she's only 6 years old and deserves to enjoy her school experience.  Anyone dealt with something similar?[/quote]

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