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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looking for a gut check that i am handling this right and some similar experiences and ideas what to say to kid.

DD is in kindergarten at Public school.  She went to prek at this school and had a great experience.  I think she really connected with her teacher. My kid always loved school.

This year well the teacher seems to clearly have her favorites. And it is not DD. My observations -
- at drop off the teacher is always hugging and greeting certain kids.  Not others. Not DD. 
- Teacher has shared the reading levels (fountas) with the kids and my daughter has reported the levels of others.  My DD hasn’t gotten her assessment yet but others have. Teacher told us multiple times during the first conference that “some kids are already reading”.  My SIL is a teacher and said that was weird.  It is clear that many parents taught their kid to read before K (super competitive area we live in not dc) —we did not.  We have stepped up reading at home and DD is making lots of progress.   
- DD reports Girl A who has the highest reading level is the teachers helper and only Girl A is allowed to help.  Last year DD loved when she could help the teacher.  Also Girl A parents are one of the class parents (there are 2) and this was selected by the teacher on the first day.  Girl A has older sibling that the teacher taught. 
- DD had a week of not wanting to go to school very sad and crying and we met with the guidance counselor.  It was seemingly about someone made fun of her for talking with food in her mouth. Wouldn’t say who. (I don’t totally buy this ).   This passed but I’ve checked in with the counselor who says “DD sees others getting attention and she wants that” so the counselor had been hanging out with her at lunch and stopping by her after school program to say hi.  The counselor reports DD doesn’t feel confident about herself and they are working on that.

My gut here is that I just monitor.  I did share the reading levels stuff with the counselor and she made a face and said usually we don’t like to make that a competition. The teacher in this case is older and kindof old school.  Set in her ways.  My approach with DD is going to be continued contact with the helpful counselor and wait and see.  Deep down I want to talk to the teacher and air my grievances (can’t the kids at least take turns helping?) but I don’t see that going well and feel like it could be held against DD. 
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How do you manage to get so much of detail of what happens in the class from a kindergartner? [/quote]

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