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[quote=Anonymous]To the OP's orginal question --- no I don't think it is "ridiculous" when my child tells me he is bored.  I also don't think I need to correct anything.  He has talked to his teacher about what he would like (he actually wants more worksheets b/c he likes solving concrete problems -- and teacher says "no work sheets in 1st or 2nd grade" so DS is out of luck).  I believe he IS bored in the sense that he's not engaged with what is happening at school.  He's gone from saying he wants to skip a grade to saying he doesn't want to go to school at all.  That makes me a little concerned, but I believe the school is providing an decent education -- it's just not the type of activities that DS would like.  It's not the end of the world -- hopefully he'll find something that clicks with him next year or the next.  It may take some time.

I think your question is kind of condescending.  It's not "ridiculous" that my child tells me he's bored.  It can be ridiculous when people get hysterical about their child being bored.  My kid goes to public school -- that means I don't pay $30K/year for him and I have to accept something less than ideal.  It is what it is.  I don't pay for the caddilac education, so I can't complain too much that my Ford version is less than luxurious.  [/quote]

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