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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand the OP. What cannot a child be bored at school? If the school don't teach new things and repeat over and over stuff they already know, why cannot they be bored? Haven't we all been bored by lectures and meetings and stuff? Why cannot a kid be bored? [/quote]

Didn't you read OP's response?

Its because OP was a bright child and does not recall being bored in elementary school.
Therefore, a kid cannot be bored that young... at least not until high school physics.
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I am the first one to say I hate it when adults say that they are bored.  No adults should be bored, ever. Unless they are in prison with no reading materials. I don't think a child can be bored at home either, if we are talking about the typical DCUM homes with toys and books.

But a child can certainly be bored at school. Most people are the most engaged when the tasks are just at a little bit beyond their level. High school physics was obviously too hard for the op. But I can believe that some kids are way beyond the level that they were instructed at in elementary school. If they were allowed to read book they brought from home, that may be better. But otherwise, what do you think they should be doing when they are waiting for others to catch up? Doodling? Not everyone is a doodler.

I don't know how often this happens. To say categorically that this cannot happen, that is simply not logical. [/quote]

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