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Usually "bored" children have learned that complaining to their mothers about being "bored" will redirect their mother's ire/blame for lackluster reports from the child onto the teacher or school.

For little kids, I'd say that's pretty "gifted" figuring that out.[u] We're talking 1st grade? 2nd grade? [b]I don't think they're that wily and if they are, good for them![/b][u] (Making it up that they're bored to redirect the ire...O

[b]No, that isn't gifted behavior, dear for a 7 or an 8 year old to do. It is called manipulation of a situation which is completely age appropriate. Are you now trying to say if your kid claims he is bored when he isn't really bored it shows how gifted he is? O.M.G.[/b]  [/quote]

This!  Oh, Johnny is a behavior problem because he is bored!  He's poking pencils at Joe because he is bored.......

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Wait, this parent is saying if a first or second grader is lying by saying they are bored as a way to get their moms to not be upset with their poor performance and instead blame the school, well, then "good for them."  Um...well if that doesn't take the cake.  GOOD FOR THEM?  [/quote]

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