I gulped nervously while Miss Evergreen’s eyes widened with shock at Edward’s harsh and direct comment. I guess in her years of being a teacher, she had never experienced a situation like this with her student’s parents before. One glance at Edward confirmed that he was truly upset and offended by what the teacher had just said. If I don’t try to halt this now, this whole parent-teacher conference will blow up.

“Umm…sorry about that. I’m sure that Edward is happy to learn that his children are…very smart…” I replied vaguely as I plastered a diplomatic smile on my face. Very smart…not geniuses. They are just very smart.

I grabbed...