DS5 is incredibly "lazy". He won't write more than absolutely necessary, he actually shortened his name for this purpose, he won't answer more questions than specifically asked, and does not like to write down math problems to keep track of what he is doing and be able to check his work. He will often say that he can't do something if it is not immediately obvious to him.
This has me very worried. His school is using it as proof that he doesn't need anything more. I'm at a loss as how to deal with it and often find it becoming an issue between us because I get so frustrated with him.
I think that you are right to be concerned. Unfortunately I don't have much advice yet. I try to stop DS when he gets that attitude and work through the problems together but that still ends up being almost like giving him the answer.
I wish you the best of luck and will follow this post carefully.
