My dd (yr 4) is having a hard time at school. She is top of her class in all subjects, also musical and artistic - (I only mention these because it's the context not because I think she is something special - although of course she is to me ) Classes are not streamed - she is on the g & t register ( for what it's worth), she does not want to be noticed, and despite the teachers knowing that they often draw attention to her work in front of her classmates. Yr 3 was tricky. Last term was tough, but she had a few friends. This term a group of girls who have told her that they don't like that she does well, are working hard at taking her friends away. As 8 yr old girls, it's not hard to do. She thinks that they bully her just enough each day so that she won't feel she can talk to a teacher, but just enough to upset her. She is a tough girl and at the moment I'm just advising her to stick it out, but I hate the thought that her primary school years are being spent like this. What i'm wondering is whether very bright children have an easier time in a school where the classes are streamed or if you are at the top will you always be picked on ? She is a pretty likeable child, and has friends outside of school where there is no school related competition. Advice please.
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katsh · 14/01/2009 12:57
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