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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a chance the friend misheard the name.  I think the wording proposed above is excellent, politically smart, and constructive.  My DS hears teachers talk about and "gossip" about students all the time.  You can't control some of that.  But they should be called out.  That said, expect the teacher to flat out deny.  [b]Teachers never ever admit wrong doing.[/b]  They really can't due to lawsuit fears.  It's awful.  So expect that.  Your nonverbal behavior can suggest that you know otherwise and that you expect some sort of help in addressing your DD's distress.  Also, [b]teachers are not always the most articulate bunch of people.  [/b]This teacher may have been using the word "trouble student" to mean" student with special needs" with this assistant, so don't take the phrase personally or think there is truth to it.  If she is acting like a troubled student at school, I think you would have heard from the school by now.  You can ask them flat out and if that's the case, ask if she can see the school counselor regularly if she seems to be in distress.  You might need to explain to your DD not to take teachers' words too seriously--that [b]they aren't always the sharpest tool in the shed [/b]or that they are imperfect like everybody else.  We've had to do that.  Sad but true.  Sounds like an idiot of a teacher to say this, no less in front of another student.  Good luck.[/quote]

You had the chance to post a thoughtful and cogent post, but you ruined it with your broad, unfair generalizations. Try staying away from "never." I've have been a teacher for 15 years and yes, I have admitted when I've made a mistake to a student and their parent. Other colleagues have done the same. It's called be human and building a positive and strong relationship.

--the author of the post that offered the "excellent, politically smart and constructive" wording[/quote]

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