My daughter just got on year 5, she has a very strict teacher this year. Yesterday, she came home tell me that teacher tells her off every other day and give her initials as she was talking in the class or not focus. She also said that teacher threaten her that she will speak to me if the situation doesn't get any better. I asked her why she can't concentrate, she said she doesn't know, sometimes, her mind just wonder off and some times she found the content is a bit too boring or too easy for her. She spoke while others ask her to explain some study matters or sometimes, she wasn't sure what teacher ask them to do. I asked her why she doesn't ask teacher to explain, she said teacher will only blame on her not listening properly. Meanwhile, she felt that teacher has favourites which seems really bothering her. Teacher's favourite is the one most "popular" and boss to everyone which she doesn't like. I asked if she can improve, she said she will try her best to be silence during the class but almost feel impossible to do it all the time, as everyone interact somehow and never seems to be told off. She felt that she always seems speaking in the wrong time. Academic wise, she is well ahead of others as she is the oldest in the class, she loves to help others. Sounds like the whole class very scared of the teacher (she also said, she is a capable teacher, just very scary). Now, she feels like she gets used to be told off and feels a bit abnormal that she did not get told off for a day. This all sounds not nice to me at all, she should not have the attitude that it's ok to be told off. I did mention to her that from now on, try to not speak during the class and try to focus. I can feel the pressure she got from school, don't want to push her too much. Especially she felt no one care about her ( she has only one very closed friends) . She seems really outgoing but truly a super sensitive person. Not sure what to do... If I should observe for another two weeks as it's half term soon. Or if I should speak to the teacher. If I do, how to make the talk effective rather than making the situation worse? I am not a very sociable person myself and hopefully get some insights here