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Originally Posted by no kudzu
I realize this was not really a competition and other kids do well too but don't you think this teacher crossed a line by telling me what she did? And I was pissed that she was not given an opportunity to read her work out loud to others. That is exactly the kind of experience she needs to help her with her shyness. Of course I never said a word to my daughter or really anybody else in the family. I praised her for her poem being published and left it at that. And of course I will not say anything to any teacher about it.
What do you think?
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I think that's what you should have said to the teach based on the reasoning of them assuming she would be too quiet. The purpose of school is for development. With that said, it makes sense to give other students a chance to do their thing, so she should have just left it at that.
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