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[quote=Anonymous]As a long time educator, I have some thoughts. 
First, your kid doesn't get to be a jerk because they are bored. Secondly, they get graded on what they do on class, not on what they could do if they didn't rush.

I suggest having a phone/zoom conference with the teacher and being proactive about strategies and asking what the teacher thinks may help.

Some ideas for strategies might be more challenging books/work from outside of school allowed when he is finished with his work and has checked it, making him a helper in the classroom, assisting him with an independent study project, pairing him with a similar ability peer to check over work before turning in, or a contract related to respecting the teacher and other students.

There are thousands of gifted kids sitting in public and private classrooms where they might be bored with the content and the majority of them are performing with excellence and not talking back.

This is a parenting issue (not that you caused it, more that you need to be involved to solve it) and teachers can help as your partners. It needs to be addressed now or else middle school is going to be a nightmare. 
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