Mama73
2008-06-04 11:34:55
DJ: in these two stories its boys. But I think it happens to any kid who doesn’t “fit the mold”.
My third grade teacher used to scream in class at me all the time and tell everyone how stupid I was. I was also placed in remedial classes half the time (this despite the fact that my standardized test scores for all subjects were in the 90th percentile).
I was just bored out of my skull–but my mom was told I was not “mature” enough for more advanced work.
When we moved to another state and there was no “record” of how “dumb” I was suddenly placed in all the advanced groups…and despite my “maturity” handled the academic challenges quite well.
