home and school discrepancies can be so hard to sort through - teacher remarks and impressions can sometimes illuminate and sometimes cloud the situation.

i agree with ZS - asking your DS for a little more information might be helpful. could he maybe try to compare this year with last - and then compare this year to his ideal experience? those kinds of open-ended questions can really work when kids are small...

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