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So, one minute of boredom, and then she could move onto other books she picked out herself? If it were me, I wouldn't find much to get upset about here, but of course everybody has their own things to get upset about. [/quote]

I'm upset that the teacher is not aware of my child's situation, of her strength and weaknesses, and is not challenging her.

If the teacher doesn't have time to listen to kindergartners read, then what is she there for? It's K, for God's sake, the entire goal for K is to learn how to read. Besides lining up properly along the walls.[/quote]

Really?  Really?  Let's see:

--Learning to take turns
--Learning to speak aloud in a group
--Learning to cut with scissors, gluing, painting
--Learning about patterns, calendars, days, weeks, months
--Counting, shapes
--Handwriting, hand strength
--Journal writing, coloring, drawing (how to draw a person - are necks there, no more stick people, human characteristics, etc.)
--Music (songs, beats, tunes)
--Social studies (holidays, important people - Johnny Appleseed, Betsy Ross, early presidents)
--Science (sink/float, magnets, planting seeds)
--Simple measurement

Those are off the top of my head from last year's kindergarten class.  FWIW, my son was one of the two top readers in his class in kindergarten.  He was never bored in class and I can't think of a book that would 'bore' my son.  You're ridiculous.  I completely recognized that the teacher was there with 28 other kids.  My son wasn't the "only" one doing what he could do.  Your daughter isn't the only one doing what she can do.  My son learned an amazing amount in kindergarten.  You're going to pass off this attitude onto your kid.

There was a mother in one of the other kindergarten classes who went on and on about her amazing kid's reading ability.  Kid gets into first grade and starts doing poorly on the DRA.  DECODING is NOT the standard for reading level.  Her kid is now in the middle of the pack, rather than the top.  Her mouth doesn't flap about so much at the bus stop anymore.[/quote]

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