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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't talk to the teacher. This is the perfect opportunity for your son to self-advocate. If he was truly denied something he was promised he should have another conversation with the teacher. Chances are he knows exactly what happened and his part in it. [/quote]

Self-advocacy is fine for some kids. But not all cultures raise kids to talk back to and challenge adults. I remember as a kid at 12--it was very difficult to come back at a teacher about anything. Especially if the teacher was a bully. Why should we just expect kids to challenge a teacher on things like this? And when they get shut down repeatedly as I did, they'll just resent everything about school. Be a parent--advocate for your 12 year old, ffs. You have to ask this here? I bet there are bullying teachers on this thread, softening the opposition.[/quote]

Self-advocacy isn't about talking back or challenging adults. It is about speaking up for yourself and advocating for yourself. it can be done very respectfully and politely. It isn't about being defiant.[/quote]

You don't get it. Well, go on expecting kids to always have the confidence to do this--because that's how things are in your rose colored view of what kids "should" feel empowered to do. That'll work.[/quote]

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