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[quote=Anonymous]I'm new to this thread and completely baffled.

Why in THEE WORLD would a public school teacher have a problem with a child transferring to a private school??? This confuses me to no end. Many public schools (teachers) counsel high achieving kids into better--often private--schools. My nephew's teacher did and many educators I know have done so as well. Nothing thrills a teacher more than knowing a child is getting the best education possible and many know that sometimes means having the child leave their school system. Here you have a kid who'd be leaving next year anyway to attend HS. So whether it's the local public or distant private, why would she care????

Serious question, OP: Why do you suspect this teacher is resentful? Do you think perhaps she wishes her biological children could go private? Do you think she's resentful because she views you as a wealthy family while she's barely surviving financially? I seriously cannot understand why you'd think she resents that he's going to a private school. I think it's much more possible that the issues your son is having with her happen to coincide with his acceptance. Had he attempted to turn work in without the rubric but had it accepted 10 times before? If so, I can understand you questioning why things would be different this time. But I still think it's a stretch to think she has private school envy.

I find it hard to believe that this teacher who wrote him two letters of recommendation would suddenly take issue with him now that he's been accepted. And I also think you're reading much more into the issue of the teacher being too busy to drop what she was doing with other students to accommodate your son on the spot. It would be different if she was simply sitting at her desk, twiddling her thumbs when he asked for on the spot help. She was BUSY! Why don't you teach your child to respect other people's time?  What would you say if she was working with him, then stopped to help another kid who happened to walk in and interrupt her? Would your story then be that she favored the public school kid?

I really think you've read too much into a busy teacher's actions and that you may be projecting your own sense of superiority about the private school thing. The truth is that private school is no longer just for the very wealthy. Financial aid and other scholarships have made it accessible for those who are deserving. No one assumes that a private school kid is uber wealthy or someone to be envied anymore.[/quote]

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