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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

I have no skin in the game but goodness this is an unwarranted escalation. And PP does not reek of insecurity at all. [/quote]

An adult is annoyed that a teacher gave a kid that isn't hers a compliment and that's normal?  How does she know there is ZERO reason a kid is in the same grade as her special snowflake? People need to learn to mind their own business. I doubt the daughter is as put out at as the parent that the teacher praised some other kid in class. [/quote]

To your first question, compliments are really only warranted when someone achieves more than what's expected of them. Please explain to me what's so surprising about a child outperforming a child a year younger than them.

To your second question, the PP knows that this girl shouldn't be in her daughter's grade because she has clearly shown that she's too advanced for the work that is designed for kids a year younger than her. I know, what a shock, right?

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