Unattractive, unmotivated, and distant, he was just plain hard to like. Even though his teacher said she loved all in her class the same, down inside she wasn't being completely truthful. Whenever she marked Teddy's papers, she got a certain perverse pleasure out of putting X's next to the wrong answers and when she put the F's at the top of the papers, she always did it with a flair. 1st Grade Teddy shows promise with his work and attitude, but poor home situation. 2nd Grade Teddy could do better.
Mother is seriously ill.
He receives little help at home. 3rd Grade Teddy is a good boy but too serious. He is a slow learner. His mother died this year. 4th Grade Teddy is very slow, but well-behaved.