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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish teachers would actually tell parents what they see. Too many are worried about getting a bigger IEP case load, so as long as the kid isn't causing the teacher a problem, they gas light the parents into believing there is no problem and give the kids As. [/quote]

Agreed.  We had a kindergartener with pragmatic language issues that often ended in aggressive behavior when she couldn't find a way to communicate.  We were aware of the issue and paying for private therapy, but it wasn't solving itself overnight.  She tested fine in standard speech evaluations so her issues weren't initially triggering any support.

She started public kindergarten and we got zero information from her teacher.  At the parent teacher conference we asked tons of questions: "Does she have friends?"  "Is she handling conflict appropriately?"  "Is she playing with other kids?" "Is she talking to other kids?" "How is she getting along with others in the classroom?"

The teacher's answer?  "You'll have to ask her.  I can't talk about other students."

Oh yeah, you want us to ask a 5 yo kid with language issues what's happening in the classroom?  We clarified we didn't need names or specifics.  Still she wouldn't share anything.

Turns out she was being sent to the Principal's office almost daily to get her out of the classroom.  No one told us.  Our 5 yo didn't know it wasn't normal or that there was even an issue.  I ultimately heard from another mom who volunteered who wanted to know what was up with her sitting in the office all the time.[/quote]

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