I am in fifth grade. I have a lot of trouble with numbers. My dad asked the school to help me. When it comes time for math now, I have to leave my classroom to go to a special teacher. I do not want to go. My dad wants to know if you can convince me to go.
Special is right. Sounds like you have a special dad and a special teacher. I will do my best to convince you, but I think the person who loves you the most, your dad, is the one who is going to steer you in the right direction.
Do you know anyone with braces? When I taught fifth grade, lots of my students had braces. Do you know where they got those braces? It wasn’t from the dentist. The dentist takes care of our teeth, but if you want to change the shape of your teeth and help them line up straight, you go to the orthodontist. You go to a specialist.
Your classroom teacher is like the dentist. But when it comes to math, you need to go to the orthodontist. The teacher that you are going to work with has special training and skills that will help you tackle math in a way that your classroom teacher cannot. When you leave your classroom, you will go to a highly trained teacher waiting to focus just on you. If you go to this teacher with an open mind, she will fill you up with confidence and knowledge. Just like with braces, if you wear the rubber bands and the headgear, the braces come off sooner with beautiful results. If you go with a grumpy, angry attitude, she will still fill you up with confidence and knowledge, but it is going to take a lot longer. Your dad wants you to be happy, and he wants the best education anyone could give you. Do him a favor: work on your math and go with a smile.
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