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[quote=Anonymous][NP here. Exactly— he had a real question & felt he couldn’t ask the teacher for help. My kid has a teacher who does this, and I think it’s lazy teaching at some point. Sure, there are things kids could legitimately ask a peer, but kids shouldn’t be relying on peers to teach them how to do the schoolwork. That is ridiculous. Also, my kid has gotten frustrated when the teacher won’t answer a question that clearly none of the kids can answer. It’s the teacher’s job to address kids’ legitimate questions.]
To the poster who thinks the teacher is lazy, you obviously have never taught. Assuming one-third, one-fourth, or one-fifth of the class is working with the teacher, that means the majority are not. If there are not rules in place to prevent the group's work from being interrupted, group work wouldn't be possible. And trust me, more quality work is accomplished during that time than during independent work time. This is  where the best teaching and learning can occur. It's too valuable to spend the time repeating instructions to the kids who aren't in the group. Asking 3 others first is reasonable and in the best interests of all of the students. This is not "relying on peers to teach them how to do the schoolwork and it's definitely not lazy! It's work that the teacher believes they can do independently, so it's practice work, not a brand-new skill. The OP's son will grow and learn from the overall experience (i.e. paying attention to directions is important and if you don't, you might feel that uncomfortable feeling that comes from getting a bad grade).

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