zoosermom

I am absolutely steaming and am posting here to prevent myself from picking up the phone and making a call before I calm down.

Zoosersister is taking the AP Euro exam today. She is prepared and passionately in love with the subject matter. I wasn't worried and she wasn't either until her gosh-darn teacher sent an email to the entire class telling them that this is the hardest test in the history of the world, they're all slackers and they're all going to fail. Now I understand his frustration. Many of the kids in the class shouldn't have been there. There was a lot of slacking, a lot of cheating and a lot of just not up to the material. However, that wasn't the case for every student, and there is a group of kids who did their best and would be expected to succeed. This teacher is an excellent teacher whose hands were a bit tied by the administration in dealing with the kids who didn't belong there, and my daughter has learned a lot from him. He also gave her a truly spectacular rec for a unique and prestigious summer program. I don't want to burn bridges, but I think the email was inappropriate and it freaked my daughter out. She is a natural test-taker (really) who's never worried about a test in her life, but hearing from him that failure was the only possible outcome sent her into hysterics. She is the farthest thing from a drama queen, but I don't see how she goes in there and does well now, after staying up all night and talking herself out of succeeding. Trust me on this, she was diligent in preparing for the exam and did a great job in the class, but his email just wiped her out. Arrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!