Agreed. Her comments came after a couple of years of dealing with comments over his behavior (even his Sunday school teacher, lol). I was so over it at that point, and was ready to just take a different course. Poor guy thought teachers didn’t like him, and he thought he was dumb. After a year at home, lots of exercise, breaks, better diet - he started to blossom. We discovered he possibly had a photographic memory. He just absorbed and retained information and never had to study. He scored high on standardized tests, SATs, etc. He became quite the athlete too.
Anyway, he calmed down by middle school and had no problems sitting through classes. He still has a lot of energy, but no ADD type behavior since. Of all my kids, he’s by far the most natural learner - the rest of us have had to work at it.
That teacher retired the next year. Probably for the best because teaching seemed to be a real chore and burden for her.
That’s good, I think that’s what a lot of students need but it seems the teachers want them sedated.
I live near a pretty good public school and want to make a go of it but also be prepared to yank out and homeschool. I’ve thought to join HSLDA in advance. Is there a resource for parents who want to fight within the system? my boys may be gifted in some ways but are also very fidgety and I’m sure I will be butting heads with the faculty and administration.