ABSTRACT
In the previous chapter we have identified some of the factors related to achievement and under-achievement. How some of these are lived out in real life is illustrated by case studies in this and the following chapter. In this chapter, two children will be considered: Harriet, aged 11, and Jack, aged 10, both achieving able children. Harriet was in Year 6 and Jack in Year 5 and they attended different schools. Both will be discussed from a number of perspectives: those of the parent, teacher, child and the researcher. The length of each report varies as some people are naturally less forthcoming than others.
