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DS is capable of doing all class assignments. He knows the stuff. The problem is that he blanks out in class and just shuts down when papers are passed around and his classmates all get to work.

At the last parent/teacher meeting, I saw that the other kids had large stacks of in-class work that they'd completed. My son's "stack" was just a few pages. He really hasn't been doing the work, despite his command of the material.

I've been working on getting him to be more independent with homework assignments. I'll leave him to complete a page (five questions) while I check on something in the kitchen. He's been doing much better about not needing someone there with him to hover and facilitate each task.

This has NOT translated into better classwork however. I swing between heartbreak and tremendous anger. He knows the stuff. He has a strong mind. He simply refuses to participate. I am so afraid that 1) he's going to be labelled, and 2) he's going to be left behind the moment he enters first grade.

Please, please offer what tactics you've employed to encourage better classroom behavior and work habits in your little one.

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