Who thinks it is ridiculous when someone says his/her child is bored in school?

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

No. Our teacher told me she goes over the same few facts over and over for each social studies/science 2nd grade unit until EVERY child gets them and the kids in the class who quickly learned these simple facts (like where the Mississippi is on a map) are bored until they move on as a class to the next unit.

She said she lets my child sit there and just draw on blank paper. My daughter never says she's bored (since she likes to draw) but the teacher says she is.

[Anonymous]

^^ Not intended as a humble brag. Most of her class retains the facts after a couple days but the teacher keeps reteaching them because the school needs to keep up SOL scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. Our teacher told me she goes over the same few facts over and over for each social studies/science 2nd grade unit until EVERY child gets them and the kids in the class who quickly learned these simple facts (like where the Mississippi is on a map) are bored until they move on as a class to the next unit.

She said she lets my child sit there and just draw on blank paper. My daughter never says she's bored (since she likes to draw) but the teacher says she is.

Hmmm...my child has never - ever - reported that she was bored in school. She was able to identify where all the states were on a blank map (using a chip when we said a state name and placing it correctly) by 18 months. (Still can). Her teacher has not reported that she is bored either, and they learned state placements this year as well. I just don't think really bright kids get bored. (I do think kids/parents use the term as an excuse when there are behavioral issues.)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. Our teacher told me she goes over the same few facts over and over for each social studies/science 2nd grade unit until EVERY child gets them and the kids in the class who quickly learned these simple facts (like where the Mississippi is on a map) are bored until they move on as a class to the next unit.

She said she lets my child sit there and just draw on blank paper. My daughter never says she's bored (since she likes to draw) but the teacher says she is.

Hmmm...my child has never - ever - reported that she was bored in school. She was able to identify where all the states were on a blank map (using a chip when we said a state name and placing it correctly) by 18 months. (Still can). Her teacher has not reported that she is bored either, and they learned state placements this year as well. I just don't think really bright kids get bored. (I do think kids/parents use the term as an excuse when there are behavioral issues.)

I hope you are kidding,pp.

[Anonymous]

I know what you're saying PP about bright kids. I'm the one with the drawing child. BUT... I think bright kids will on their own use materials and their time in creative ways IF they're allowed to do so. In a lot of classrooms these days you have to just stay at your seat with only your assigned worksheets.

[Anonymous]

Why would you think it is ridiculous when someone says his/her child is bored in school?

Do you also think it is ridiculous when someone (for example, me) says that they vividly remember being bored in school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just don't think really bright kids get bored. (I do think kids/parents use the term as an excuse when there are behavioral issues.)

Agreed. I have one friend who says her son is bored, so he acts out. There are lots of smart kids in class that DON'T act out.

[Anonymous]

My Kindergartner says he is bored in school. He's clearly capable of harder, higher level work. When he finishes the assigned work, he is allowed to pick a book from the teacher's book stand and read to himself. The books don't change often, and are all picture books. His reading level is somewhere around the middle of 2nd grade, and he loves and devours chapter books. He is not allowed to bring books from home.
Not to mention, traditional schooling forces SO much repetition on students. My son came from a Montessori preschool, so the having to sit and wait it out for everyone else to finish their work part of the day is especially trying to him, I think. He wants to know why he can't just do his own thing. He is not a trouble maker (or not more of one than any other normal 6 year old) but he does get restless.
Part of it is spring fever, as the boredom has increased in the last few months. But I don't find it ridiculous. I do find it ridiculous that the school can't manage to challenge and engage my 6 year old. I hope to see more differentiation of instruction in the coming years of school.

[Anonymous]

My kids are bored to death in school. Not because they are smart but because it is boring.

When was the last time you went to a conference and had to sit for 6 hours a day and listen to lectures? Booooorrrrrring!

It's a pity. It is just too much work to have hands on classes where kids can be engaged.

[Anonymous]

My child tells me his is bored. My child's teacher says she believes he is bored.

My child is, according to his teacher, very well-behaved in class.

DCPS fails to engage bright children and is focused on kill and drill.

I think it's ridiculous to suggest that children can't be bored by school.

[Anonymous]

When someone tells you their kid is bored in school it seems like a humble brag. But sometimes, when you see what they are doing in school -- the endless repetition of the same facts that most of the class learned on the few few days -- it makes me wonder...

[Anonymous]

My son was bored in school and was not allowed to read his own books or do anything other than the mind-numbing worksheets, so he acted out. He was moved up a grade mid-year, the material is now slightly more interesting, the new teacher allows him to bring his own books and now he does not act out in class.

So there.

Interestingly, despite being the top student in the class, I was NEVER bored in school - too busy listening to the teacher, like the goody goody girl I was

Personalities differ, but take claims of boredom seriously, just in case you have someone like my son on your hands.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. Our teacher told me she goes over the same few facts over and over for each social studies/science 2nd grade unit until EVERY child gets them and the kids in the class who quickly learned these simple facts (like where the Mississippi is on a map) are bored until they move on as a class to the next unit.

She said she lets my child sit there and just draw on blank paper. My daughter never says she's bored (since she likes to draw) but the teacher says she is.

Hmmm...my child has never - ever - reported that she was bored in school. She was able to identify where all the states were on a blank map (using a chip when we said a state name and placing it correctly) by 18 months. (Still can). Her teacher has not reported that she is bored either, and they learned state placements this year as well. I just don't think really bright kids get bored. (I do think kids/parents use the term as an excuse when there are behavioral issues.)

I hope you are kidding,pp.

No, I'm not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would you think it is ridiculous when someone says his/her child is bored in school?

Do you also think it is ridiculous when someone (for example, me) says that they vividly remember being bored in school?

I do at a young age. I don't think truly bright kids get bored. I remember being bored in physics in high school. I do not remember being bored every in elementary school...and I was in AAP (then GT) starting in 3rd grade...but before then a regular curriculum. I think the 'bored' kids are getting a lot of electronics at home AND/OR have behavioral issues in and out of school (antsy, restless, etc.).