tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222422384584652416.post510934554691787803..comments2023-10-24T09:31:42.466+01:00Comments on At Home with Mrs M!: Pushy parentingMoihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708902660307648104noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222422384584652416.post-5890424479595256992012-05-16T19:18:40.333+01:002012-05-16T19:18:40.333+01:00I think you were absolutely right to talk to the t...I think you were absolutely right to talk to the teacher about it. The difficulty with the increasingly large class sizes in state schools (and the bad behaviour of a small number of students, and the focus on % passing the minimum standard etc etc) is that it causes the focus to be on the underachieving kids, instead of the higher-achieving ones. This isn't the teacher's fault individually, it's the structure of the system! My parents intervened and I was actually moved up a year, which turned out to be a bad idea for me socially but the next best thing to homeschooling me as I was so, so bored. I sort of wish that hadn't happened, but it all worked out well in the end as I am sure it will with your daughter.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158977227830803491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222422384584652416.post-27203269945244791312012-05-16T18:22:25.147+01:002012-05-16T18:22:25.147+01:00As a teacher, one of the things we have to do is l...As a teacher, one of the things we have to do is leave our egoes at the door. It's not about us the teachers but about the pupils. I consider it a parent's job to tell me things I may not see among 30 children but that is apparent in the one-to-one set up at home. Good for you for stepping up and please give the teacher credit for being pleased for your daughter as well (unless she patently isn't).Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.com