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Dear Care and Feeding,

My daughter “Karina” just entered first grade. Just last evening, I got a call from her teacher about her behavior. Karina reads well and is apparently well ahead of the rest of her class. I was asked if I read to her or coached her regularly. I affirmed that I do, in fact, read to her nightly and have done so since infancy, and yes, helped teach her to read in an amateur capacity.

This apparently set off her teacher, who told me I was creating all sorts of problems, as Karina was pulling ahead of the others and getting bored. And that I needed to cut it out and encourage her to go and play outside more, or something.

I’m still a bit flabbergasted

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