Everyone Told Her That She Was Too Stupid To Achieve Anything, So She Shut Them Down In The Best Possible Way

Some people think anything is contagious. My mother once got screamed at for being in a mall with cancer (no hair and an amputated leg). That kid was more likely to catch stupidity from her own parents than this girl.

I'm not sure, I'm not a parent and I cannot speak for those people, but what comes to my mind is that since nobody knew about her dyslexia and all, maybe those parents thought she was "just a lazy, irresponsible girl who didn't take school seriously and just wants to waste her time". So, they thought that if their kid got sit next to her, she wouldn't let their child concentrate and pay attention in class. Maybe?

the point was that she was not hardworking .... as somebody who loved math i can attest to the fact that sitting next to somebody who does not give a s**t it's completely different to havening somebody that shares you passion next to you , not to mention that incapable people somehow always manage to be capable of making others feel bad they are not also stupid

I agree with Cassie and would only add some people (read: Parents) are just stupid and elitist. Instead of encouraging their child to be supportive and help the struggling student, they demand their little precious NOT TO sit near a person who struggles. And then w (in the USA anyway) wonder why younger generations and early to mid aged adults are so selfish and self-centric....it's just sad.

she is? where? :O

Depends on teacher and parents. Teachers might think that the student is lazy and not doing homework, plus being a bit slow, parents might think that the child does not simply have abilities or do not think to test them (some believe it is a shame if something like that is diagnosed)

No it wouldn't. An educated tutor knows learning and attention disabilities often group and testing is FAR from adequate. Good tutors tend to be problem focused and unconcerned with diagnosis. Training isn't 100% effective. There is no way to know when you have a student who is as good as they are going to get. Most stories aren't miracles... I use the term tutor here meaning those who specialize in learning disabilities and defects in how the brain processes information. There is no attempt to demean your skills or education level. It's a far more difficult profession than people give it credit for. You say "tutor" and people seem to automatically think of the 16 year old neighbor kid who provided extra help in a poor study area. Even the best can miss stuff. Nature of a difficult beast.

Exactly why do you think no one noticed? All those diagnoses mean is that she doesn't read well, doesn't do math well, doesn't write well, and doesn't pay attention well. It sounds like that's exactly what she was told. It's just dressed up in a formal way. It's not like someone said, "OMG, you had a huge third ventricular cyst causing pressure. Rather than calling you stupid they should have found this thing! We found it and fixed it and all your problems are resolved." No, they said "Yep, everybody was right." And she persevered and did well anyway. Good for her. Getting the college degree is like finishing the tutorial scenario in a game. Kind of early to be rubbing people's noses in it ;)