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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've asked the teacher before and am told he'll get challenging work but it turns out they mean just once every two weeks or as homework.  I would like to see challenging work done in the classroom on a very regular basis.  This is really a math issue for us since they spend a lot less time on this subject and seem to fit in differentiation somewhere in the long language arts block.[/quote]
Usually, there is just one teacher managing a group of 20+ kids at varying skill levels.  To ask her to do anything above and beyond what she normally does may be a lot to ask.  She is doing the best she can without very much help, if any at all.  I am not a teacher, but am empathetic to this, which is why I pulled my 1st Grader out of public school and enrolled her back into private.  I do a lot with both my kids at home in the ways of teaching life and academic skills.  I just wanted to know that my kids would be getting a better experience at school.  They both already learned to keep their hands to themselves and be patient in their early years.  Shouldn't those skills be learned early on???  At 5, shouldn't kids be given more responsibility instead of keeping your hands to yourself, standing in a single file line, not getting up from the lunch table to get utensils or a drink of water, and so forth.  Are we trying to scare these kids???  I do not even cater to my children this way at home.  If they want water, then they know where to find the cup and water along with ice.  If they need a spoon, they know where to get it.  I mean really....  [/quote]

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