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[quote=Anonymous]OP's post could apply to lots of people.  While it is a more frequent phenomenon now, it is not a new one.  This happened to a colleague of mine thirty years ago.  The  mom walked in upset because the child had dropped reading group levels.  She immediately attacked the teacher and claimed that it was because "he is bored".  The teacher replied that he had started in a more difficult group, but could not keep up.  (The child's older brother truly was very highly gifted, and the mom expected the same of this child.)

After the conference, my colleague (a more mature teacher) came in and vented a little.  She also said that she was glad that the child was not in my class--that she was able to take the high road with the parent and pull the "experience" card. I was a young teacher and she wanted me to know that this type of thing might happen in my future, but to stand your ground.

This is almost a routine occurrence these days.  Sad.  What's wrong with being a B student?[/quote]

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