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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My first grader just asked her teacher if she could bring in a chapter book to read after she finishes her work.  I had no idea she'd made the request until she asked me if she was allowed to write her name in her book she was bringing in so it wouldn't get lost or misplaced.  She's never said she is bored to me, but that's my take away from the situation.  She had periods with nothing to do and was bored.  She's a well behaved kid and found a way to solve the problem. [/quote]
I’m glad she’ll be able to read during downtime, but beware; voracious readers often resent having to put down a page turner to listen to a lesson that goes on for 25 minutes even though they grasped the material in the first 3 minutes, and they can’t even  participate in the class discussion during the lesson because the teacher doesn’t call on the kids whom she knows fully understand the content.

My dd and her friend were very upset that they rarely got called on. My dd started pretending to be daydreaming, in the hopes that it would entice the teacher to call on her. When that failed, her friend suggested they talk to the teacher. The teacher told them that she calls on people to see if they understand the lesson, not because she likes them better. School is boring when you’re not the person being taught to. My dd’s not a super genius, she’s just bright, curious, well read and very competent.

Remember that although public schools want to see growth from every student, [b]their primary objective to get everyone to reach at least a minimum benchmark, not to help each child reach their own full potential.[/b][/quote]

THIS. An unfortunate reality. [/quote]

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