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Reply to "Who thinks it is ridiculous when someone says his/her child is bored in school?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I think it's ridiculous because usually they are implying that their child is gifted or advanced. But, as more than one teacher has said to me, truly gifted children are never bored in school because they're always finding something to investigate. So, the "my kid is smart b/c s/he is bored" bromide doesn't actually signal gifted aptitude at all. [/quote] I agree with this 90%. I do think the ability to entertain yourself depends somewhat on motivation and persistence. While most truly bright kids *need* to find intellectual stimulation, some bright kids may be lacking the drive to find stimulation that's acceptable within the classroom (not disruptive etc...). My kids are in magnets and I've seen all kinds of excuse-making for bad behavior, some really egregious cases of moms defending brats. I've also met some truly bright kids who behave wonderfully -- these are the kids who quietly doing origami, as one small example. [/quote]
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