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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also I fought with the school over math placement in 8th grade. The principal was a jerk. I paid a coach to reach him math. He didn't need the coach and actually went ahead in course work and after finishing 4 or 5 units and acing the tests his teacher moved him up to the higher level class without telling the principal or us. My son has now  been in accelerated math in 9th and 10th and getting A's. The kids that were placed in accelerated in 8th either were not invited in 9th or dropped it. Despite being right I now have a reputation for being "that mom" among middle school administration. I am also seen to have a big mouth because I talk about the situation to parents whose kids have similar problems. Part of it is he's twice gifted with dysgraphia and his learning plan and test scores were disregarded. They focused on his freaking handwriting. Being viewed as the big mouth has major disadvantages like I'm not invited to be on committees. Just be careful what you say and who you say it to. Just because you pay full tuition and generously donate to the school doesn't automatically mean your opinion matters at many private schools (or at least that is my experience).[/quote]

Makes sense - you sound annoying. [/quote]

My child is twice gifted with dysgraphia. his learning plan says he needs to be challenged. he also scores in the upper 90% in quant on IQ tests. His dad is a mathematician. He identifies and is known as a mathematician. he lost all motivation and confidence when he was misplaced. What's annoying about advocating for your child when they are being discriminated against?[/quote]

Thank you for coming back to respond. And with such grace.  [/quote]

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