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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would she care that he's going to a private school? He's in 8th grade and would be going to a different school anyway. If she was so dead set against it she would not have written the letter. [/quote]

Op I believe you. Have son tone it down and keep his head down. If you work with teachers much or volunteer in the schools much you'd be amazed how much jealousy there is.[/quote]

Thank you PP.  I actually never expected to come across this.  But perhaps like others said, it has nothing to do with the private school.  It is just that the timing of the problems happened right around the same time.  DS is not an aggressive kid.  He is actually pretty low key, hard working, and bordering on timid.  The only reason I got involved is because while he was doing homework he came to me and told me he didn't understand the new material (which he missed during excused absence) and when I asked him if he tried to get help, he told me she was not available.  Most teachers make themselves after school, before school, or during lunch for help.  This teacher was not available an any of these times (never after school).  For two days he tried to see her before school and during lunch and she sent him away.  Heartless?  Yes.  Resentful?  Perhaps.

As for the shirt, hmmm.  The kid is proud of his new school.  He has a right to wear the shirt.  Kids to to bar mitzvahs and wear the shirts the next Monday.  Nobody complains about that even though ids feel left out.  How is that any different?[/quote]

You are socially clueless.  You and your child view the new school as a trade-up and you wonder why a teacher would get her feelings hurt? You are suggesting to the teacher that she isn't good enough and your current school aren't good enough for your kid.  That may be true, but the teacher may disagree.

You are also asking for extra-help because you blew off class to take another interview. Why should she give your child extra help on her off time? It's her OFF time. That means it's her time, not yours. You're leaving and not worth putting any more effort into.

You might try to smooth the waters by telling her how much she has helped your child and what a great teacher she is and how much you appreciate the rec that she wrote. Did you even thank her for it, or did you just expect her to do it?[/quote]

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