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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is early in the school year and teachers are still getting a handle on where kids are coming in.  But there is so much repetition in the K-2 (and even 3) curriculum that any kid who picks the basics up early is going to be bored a lot of the time.  You just have to help set your kid's expectations, help them focus on the areas where they aren't "ahead," and provide them with enriching experiences outside of school.  [/quote]

A kid complaining about things being boring two weeks into school needs to give it a chance. They've barely gotten started and are still assessing the kids. Wait until he's been assigned to small groups for math and ELA and they start coursework in earnest. Then check in during the fall parent-teacher conference to see if he's been appropriately challenged and if not see what else can be done.

I also had a kid who started 1st reading well above grade level and the truth is that ELA will be kind of boring for these kids that year. What wound up happening is that my kid was given science texts to read while the other kids worked on phonics she'd already mastered and this inspired a great passion for science. She also greatly improved both her spelling and handwriting that year.

It's fine.[/quote]

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