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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 217378" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>While the No Child Left Behind legislation is US-based, it is a human rights issue which, in some form or another, would be relevant anywhere in the Western world, at least. While we don't specifically have it in Australia, our anti-discrimination legislation would cover it.</p><p></p><p>As for "most teachers love the smart kids"... unfortunately I've seen a few who don't. Instead, they feel threatened and see a need to bring those kids down a peg or two. I was a "smart kid" who copped it form a few teachers. Admittedly that was a few decades ago, but a young friend of ours, currently aged 10, has also been in the firing line (literally - sticks of chalk and a blackboard eraser all lobbed at her when she was in first grade). She's a good kid, was doing nothing more than sitting up paying attention to the teacher. But I can picture how this kid would have looked - dark brown eyes, intense unblinking stare when concentrating - some teachers would feel intimidated and take it personally. It really set this kid back a lot, plus being told by this teacher tat she wasn't so smart after all. The girl stopped trying to achieve, for the next 18 months, until her parents changed schools. It's taken another 18 months for her to get back into her stride.</p><p></p><p>This girl is now at a school where she is valued and appreciated, instead of the way she was actively undermined. </p><p></p><p>Ropefree, it sounds like your experiences with teachers have been wonderful. I wish your teachers could be cloned. As with the current (correspondence) teachers of difficult child 3. Wonderful. Unfortunately, rare in my experience. A pity. Because you're right, it shouldn't be like that.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 217378, member: 1991"] While the No Child Left Behind legislation is US-based, it is a human rights issue which, in some form or another, would be relevant anywhere in the Western world, at least. While we don't specifically have it in Australia, our anti-discrimination legislation would cover it. As for "most teachers love the smart kids"... unfortunately I've seen a few who don't. Instead, they feel threatened and see a need to bring those kids down a peg or two. I was a "smart kid" who copped it form a few teachers. Admittedly that was a few decades ago, but a young friend of ours, currently aged 10, has also been in the firing line (literally - sticks of chalk and a blackboard eraser all lobbed at her when she was in first grade). She's a good kid, was doing nothing more than sitting up paying attention to the teacher. But I can picture how this kid would have looked - dark brown eyes, intense unblinking stare when concentrating - some teachers would feel intimidated and take it personally. It really set this kid back a lot, plus being told by this teacher tat she wasn't so smart after all. The girl stopped trying to achieve, for the next 18 months, until her parents changed schools. It's taken another 18 months for her to get back into her stride. This girl is now at a school where she is valued and appreciated, instead of the way she was actively undermined. Ropefree, it sounds like your experiences with teachers have been wonderful. I wish your teachers could be cloned. As with the current (correspondence) teachers of difficult child 3. Wonderful. Unfortunately, rare in my experience. A pity. Because you're right, it shouldn't be like that. Marg [/QUOTE]
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