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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have heard parents say this in preschool, elementary and now middle school. The worst behaved kid at our preschool was supposedly bored so he acted out and hit and bit classmates. I have a kindergarten child who loves kindergarten and I find it insulting when parents say their kid is bored. They are implying that their kid is so much smarter and more advanced than the other kids in the class. I have 3 kids and they all do well in school. They are happy and don’t complain they are bored. They get good grades with minimal effort.[/quote]

I think some kids ARE bored. My kindergartener can read and do multiplication - and his class is talking about “reading the pictures” and sorting the counting bears into groups of 10. But he loves kindergarten and has never said he is bored. He does know that word because I hear it on the weekend all the time.

My oldest was also ahead, but not nearly as much because he has a late summer BD and is young for his class. We do talk to our kids about listening respectfully and not saying rude things like “I already know that”. My kids tend to think they are an expert once they have done something twice - so I reinforce the concept that it’s important to have a good foundation built in practice and that teachers may give them new ways to solve the same problem or tricks to do it faster. I call it “adding tools to your toolbox”. I also tell them if they want more challenging work, don’t skip or be sloppy with tasks you think are easy or “babyish”. If you want your teacher to give you more challenging work, you have to demonstrate that you can complete the current work quickly and accurately without disturbing other students. [/quote]

I have a son who was a late reader. He didn’t learn to read until he was almost 7. He had a friend from preschool who could read and multiply in kindergarten. In first grade, the boy had excellent writing skills and I was shocked at how good his spelling and memorization was. The boys are now in middle school. My son had excellent study skills and is a straight A student, plays multiple sports at a high competitive level and academic extracurriculars like Science Olympiad, Model UN, debate, etc. [b]The very smart boy continues to be bored at school and is getting poor grades, plays no sports and hangs out with the bad kids getting into fights[/b].[/quote]

This is one of the initial drivers of creating GT programs in schools, way back when, FWIW.  It's unfortunately not that uncommon.  [/quote]

Pp here. My son was admitted into the FCPS AAP program in third grade while the other boy was not admitted. The dad said the boy was a bad test taker. I didn’t ask back then but I don’t think he tested high enough to be in the AAP pool. My son is a good test taker and has very good visual and number sense so he tested super high. I was surprised how well he tested given the fact he could barely read at age 7. I didn’t realize the teachers read the questions aloud for the test. If he had to read the questions himself, he would surely have failed the test.[/quote]

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