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[quote=Anonymous]My son hated school and still does sometimes. He had a very good teacher in second grade, so there was a lot less complaining that year. He had positive things to say about his teacher and less anxiety that year. He hated it again in 3rd, 4th and 5th. He got a great teacher for 6th and has not been complaining this year. He talks about his teacher and how interesting his teacher is instead of complaining about school this year.

My kid hasn't been in trouble at school, his classmates like him, he's a good student, but puts A LOT of pressure on himself to be perfect. I think this makes school less pleasant for him, and most of his teachers have been the types that put a lot of pressure on students to do a good job (as opposed to encouraging them to do their best while not making them feel stressed out). My son doesn't talk about his other teachers he had in the past much, but he will occasionally compare previous teachers to his current teacher and describe them as impatient and discouraging. He will say how the teacher he has now is "better".

I think this plays a role in kids hating school. They feel like they can't do anything right, they are under pressure from their teachers and their classmates, they have long days at school with too much of it not being very interesting, they aren't able to be creative or make many choices, and then there's the homework. School was different when I was a kid in the 80's and 90's. I always liked school. [/quote]

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