According to the father, even though he may be just 5 years of age, he had <em>"already been through quite an education compared with his peers in Western society</em>". Just because he is shy and quiet in the classroom, that doesn't mean he is a "<em>slow learner</em>" like the teacher had labelled him to be. It may be that he finds it uncomfortable being among the many 'white' kids and not around his usual circle of "Red Indian" people he had been with since his birth. One is bound to feel out of place in a new environment and that is exactly what the boy may be feeling. And so, the father argues that the teacher is underestimating his son and that his son is no different from his "white" classmates, just that he may be feeling isolated from the other kids.
