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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because their kids are bored at school.[/quote]

But what’s the point in telling other parents that unless it’s to ask if their kids are experiencing the same thing or to get advice on how other people handled it? 
If you aren’t problem solving, you are complaining or bragging. [/quote]

Well until they tell you their kids are bored, how are they supposed to know whether you are experiencing the same thing? What if there is a genuine problem with a teacher or material being taught, and lots of kids are bored and unengaged in class, but no one says anything to one another because they all just assume their kid is an outlier and don't want to accidentally offend someone by seeming like they are bragging about how bright their kid is?

Listen, I've encountered plenty of obnoxious and braggy parents, but generally if another parent is telling me about their child's experience in a class shared with mine, it's to compare notes. We don't always have the same experience and if a parent told me their kid was really bored in class and I knew my own kid was really happy and engaged, I'd just say that. It doesn't mean my kid is behind, it means they are happy and engaged in class. And then the other parent can take that data point for what it is and do whatever they want to do with it. If THEY conclude that their kid is bored because they are just so advanced, that's their issue to deal with. [/quote]

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