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[quote=Anonymous]OP here -- I appreciate the thoughtful discussion and suggestion.  I'm dismayed that the teacher was not communicative with me but stunningly, when I talked to an educational consultant yesterday, she told me that she'd just talked to another family from the SAME SCHOOL who also had a first grader and the first grade teacher told them, "if there's a problem, I'll let you know," and then never got back to them. The impression I have of the teacher is that she's a bit set in her ways and can't be told anything and she feels she knows best.

I don't think the doctor said anything inappropriate to me about the teacher.  The doctor certainly did not say the teacher was racist and I don't think the teacher was racist. The doctor warned me to be aware of implicit bias, which manifests in ways such as rating a black child as being aggressive at a rate of double the statistical average, when there hasn't been a single reported incident coming out of the school of aggressive behavior. Not one note home, never sent to the principal, never asked to sit out of recess -- on what basis is he then double the aggressiveness of children his age, generally?

I am doing my research and putting together a comprehensive plan for my son that will include counseling, psychiatric evaluation to determine whether he has LDs and/or ADHD, academic tutoring, and exploring whether his school is going to be a good fit for next year or whether there is a better school.  I know I need to advocate for my child and build his confidence and self esteem while he's young.

I don't think his teacher is a bad person -- she just has not communicated with me to the degree I felt was appropriate and I felt blindsided by the decidedly negative view she seems to hold of my child.  Even if she thought my child was uncommonly brilliant and gifted, I'd want to know that too as a parent so that I could advocate appropriately.

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