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[quote=Anonymous]My oldest son hates school. He's starting middle school and it's always the same. He doesn't hate camp, and he has really strong interests that have a relationship to academics (science/biology/animals/nature and also mythology and superheroes!). But he hates school - irrespective of the teacher or the subject or the season.

I think the PP who raised the point about how "anti-boy" the US educational system can be is right on target. If my son were in a program where he had 3 recesses per day, where he wasn't reprimanded (or worse, forced to sit still longer) for fidgeting during circle time as a kindergartener, etc., school might not be such a chore.

But it wouldn't be a cure-all. For whatever reason, my son has these strong, strong interests but finds everything else excruciatingly boring.

I have a younger boy who's only just starting first grade, but he LOVES school - can't wait for the start of the week. He's super active too, so I'm not sure what the difference is, but I literally knock wood/cross my fingers/say a prayer that somehow that enthusiasm will sustain itself.[/quote]

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