Teacher describing child as "quirky"

[Crunchymum]

Interested to hear what people (and teachers who are of course people ) think?

Is it a complimentary?

Very positive overall report of rather chatty and headstrong reception child.

What do we reckon about the word quirky?

I would use it as a compliment. They have personality and aren't just a wall flower.

I always used it in a positive way , when talking to co workers. Never used it with parents.

I wouldn't like it

As a teacher I’ve encountered it several times when we don’t want to make assumptions about any possible diagnoses (being as we are not ed psychs) but from experience we recognise that a child doesn’t present as NT.

In what way is she quirky?

@user27495824

You'll have to ask her teacher

To me she is just a normal (albeit very gregarious, lively and inquisitive) almost 5yo.

Is it a euphemism for blinking annoying?

as a former teacher who still tutors, I love quirky children. It means they have a personality, and come out with wonderful moments of their own unique way of looking at life.

So it is a compliment.

But I also agree that many of those children are on the autistic spectrum.

Headmaster called my ds quirky not long ago and he's also been diagnosed with quite severe dyspraxia/DCD recently