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It's not a matter of motivation and persistance but learning to cope with boredom and emotional regulation.  Some kids can do it and others have problems. And it has nothing to do with being gifted or not.  But yes, many parents use "boredom" as an excuse for their kids being disruptive and acting out in class.  By high school, the top students are always the ones who know how to deal with boredom and are not troublemakers.  If they don't learn how to "deal" by then, the kid will not live up to their academic potential even if they have a genius IQ.[/quote]

How do they learn to deal? Or how do we (parents and teachers) help them learn to deal? I'm always at a loss...I'm not in the classroom all day, so I don't know what to suggest because I don't want to tell my kid to do something (e.g., read a book) or to "figure it out" in case he does something that is going to bother the teacher or be perceived as disruptive. But what are they supposed to do? I worry that this is why so many kids get turned off of school, even if they are bright. [/quote]

Work with the teacher. I and my own kids worked ahead of the class, with the teachers' enthusiastic help. I started to give examples, but I don't want to out my kids. You might be surprised about how many teachers really enjoy working outside their script. It's important to come at this as a partnership with the teacher, rather than suggesting that she is moving too slow and/or your kid is better than the other kids, all of which she might find threatening. Get the teacher's permission for your kid to do do something extra in class, or to do origami. Try to be sensitive to things that might be disruptive, or which might send signals to other kids that it's OK to ignore the teacher (like reading a book in class). School is almost over and you will have a new teacher next year. So give it a few weeks to see how things go, and if you think you need to step in, approach the teacher as a partner in this.[/quote]

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