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[quote=Anonymous]I had a very awkward conversation with DD's teacher today. I requested a quick meeting to talk about DD because she has had a lot of anxiety about school recently and has been crying a lot before going to school. I did not tell her the reason for the meeting which I now realize was a mistake. Before I had a chance to talk to her about my concerns she started talking about how DD was a bit above grade level in reading BUT did not qualify to be moved to the top reading group and that her math was skills were good BUT still just average for our high-performing school. After a weird period of silence I thanked her for the information and told her that I had actually come in to talk to her about DD's anxiety and whether she could give us any insights into things that might be causing it like friend or bullying issues or a change in the amount or type of school work. She apologized for making assumptions and we had a productive conversation from there but her speech sounded so rehearsed that I'm guessing she had given it a number of times to other parents. I used to think the whole my child is so gifted thing was just an attitude on DCUM but now I'm wondering whether this is what many people think in real life? I'm also wondering whether it's just me? What's the teacher's stereotype of a parent like this? FWIW, I'm a SAHM and wondered whether that has something to do with the attitude I got.
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