For field placement, we have been assigned a kidwatching student. My student is a sixth grade girl who seems to be more interested in her looks, and boy than school. She is so extremely smart, but while interviewing her I learned that both her parents are farmers and they expect her to carry on that family tradition. Her parents seem she think she is overly smart for her age, when in reality she is a little behind for the gifted and talented class. It is hard to explain to her parents who both only graduated form high school that she is actually struggling to keep up with the other gifted students her age.
I was sad to hear during our interview that she had NEVER written an actual letter nor had she gotten one in the mail. She kept referring to e-mails when I would ask about letter writing. I guess it's just a new age and different era. So many things that we grew up with our students will never even know or experience.
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