My son attended a private preschool and Pre-K program before entering public kindergarten this year. The curriculum is remedial compared to what he learned in Pre-K. He came into kindergarden reading and now he's bringing home colored macaroni necklaces and tracing the alphabet on a sheet of paper. As a result, he's been disrupting class by making gross noises and using "potty" words (poop, butt, etc.) He's getting in trouble nearly every day for this. I'm planning to talk to his teacher about transferring him to a class that will possibly be more challenging for him. For those who have gone this route, was it successful? Or should I put him back in private school?
Thanks in advance!
2006-12-20 04:00:44 · 5 answers · asked by ♥uuɐuuǝɾ♥ 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Meet with his teacher NOW - don't wait. Also, meet with a guidance counselor to see if they can't get together to find ways of challenging him more. If they won't cooperate, you could see if switching him to another class would help, or if going back to private school would work better.
My daughter is in kindergarten too, and had a private pre-school and Pre-k, but the kindergarten is public. Her teacher is fantastic, and has separated the class into 4 groups by reading ability so my daughter is in the highest level group and is challenged constantly. All kids learn differently, so you need to make certain that the teacher is teaching in a way he can learn.
Good luck!
2006-12-20 04:16:56 · answer #1 · answered by ItsJustMe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friends had a similar problem with their kid, so they put him in a private school. He stopped having problems immediately. Have you thought about skipping him up a grade?
I have a real problem with the way the schools are run these days. I'm going to stay off my soapbox as far as what I see is the problem, but when you've got 2nd and 4th graders who don't know how many months are in the year or how to figure out really easy "what would happen if..." problems, then something needs to be done.
Don't let your kid fall into that nonsense.
2006-12-20 04:11:30 · answer #2 · answered by ShavenLlama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is quite common. Just talk to the administration about skipping him a grade or two. Anything beyond that, I'd send him back to private school. I really believe kids should be around other kids their own age. If you skip him too far ahead, he may be the other kids' equal in intelligence, but they're going to tease the crap out of him and cause other problems for you.
2006-12-20 07:36:48 · answer #3 · answered by Linkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should talk to the school principal and your son's teacher about the possibilities of moving him to a grade ahead. I've known of this happening before, and quite often when students are testing above and beyond their peers, steps can be taken to move them to a class they are better suited in.
2006-12-20 04:09:42 · answer #4 · answered by redrancherogirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should talk to your son's teacher, maybe they aren't aware of how much he knew going into their classroom. Then they can work on finding ways to continue to challenge him and keep his attention so he doesn't resort to bad behavior. But I would go to the teacher before you go to the principal... if the teacher doesn't work on it, then I would approach the principal.
2006-12-20 06:44:28 · answer #5 · answered by BonnieLois 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋