You have a to love a school where, when you send the email that we did to the maths teacher informing her of Joey's anxieties about being called on, you get this reply;

Good morning,
I am so sorry that Joey is still experiencing anxiety in math. I apologize for creating that situation in any way. All students are encouraged to participate in class, but no one is forced to do so. When I call on a student to work on the Smart Board, I never tell them to do the problem. I ask if they would like to do it. Many students, including Joey, enjoy the multi-sensory aspect of touching and seeing with the Smart Board. Of course, I do understand how this could foster anxiety, as I was a painfully shy child myself. From now on, I will make sure that Joey is comfortable before he is called upon. I will talk to him today about giving me a signal when he is confident enough in his answers to share them with the class. Hopefully, this will give him some ownership of his work and alleviate the scary aspect of class Again, I apologize for creating an environment that was in any way intimidating to Joey. Please let me know if there are any other changes that I could make to help him feel more comfortable and confident. 
Thanks,


Joey now has a secret signal which he will use when he is ready to answer in public.  He is all excited about that and I am confident that he will start to use it when ready.