Ah Treecritt -
I share your pain, but remember: You fired the first shot by using the forbidden 'b' word.
Do I think it's rediculous that bored will ruffle feathers? I do, but still, It will.
So you have to say: (whichever is true) He cries because he is jealous that the other children get to learn, He has stomach aches on school days, He is becoming a class clown, He kicks up a fuss about going to school at least once a week and it's wearing me out, plus
He isn't learning that learning can be a challenge and that that is ok. He is starting to think that 'being smart' means that he'll never have to be challenged, like I did, and that someday he'll meet a challenge and stop thinking he's smart, like I did. He deserves the same opportunity to engage with the challenge of learning as the kid sitting next to him - so what do we do to give him that level playing field?
Peace Hands Bow,
Grinity
