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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I am convinced that she’s annoyed her kid is “behind” some older classmate and she can’t get beyond it. [/quote]

What's annoying is when the older kids are rewarded for outperforming the younger kids. Why should someone be rewarded for an accomplishment that was inevitable? [/quote]

I don't think much about redshirting but I will admit the above bothers me. There is a girl who is a full year older than my daughter (they have the exact same birthday in April but one year apart), and it's kind of annoying hearing the teacher say how good the other girl is at something (and my daughter is above grade level in everything). I'm like, of course she is! There is ZERO reason she should be in this grade right now![/quote]

So the child should be punished, shunned, and ignored because of a few months age difference? If you're so confident your daughter is above in everything why do you care if another kid gets tossed a few crumbs now and again. Your post reeks of insecurity.[/quote]

A child doing work designed for younger children is naturally going to excel at that work. Since this girl is a year older than her classmates, there's nothing impressive about the fact that she's outperforming them, so the teacher shouldn't act like it's impressive.

Since the PP's daughter is in her age-appropriate grade, everything she's achieved is because of talent and hard work. Therefore, the PP has every right to feel proud of her daughter.[/quote]

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