We have this on-going problem as well. At its worst, I go to a place of comedy and humor; it works for me. It is like some on-going cosmic joke -- three generations for us in the United States over a time period from about the late 1920s (time of immigration) to present. I can't believe that it never changes. My patrenal grandmother used to say that there is nothing new under our sun. Hang in there and look forward to university / college level. Unfortunately, then we go through it all over again with the next generation. There is no problem fix yet. Our child is always bored, under-utilized and under-challeneged. Even the gifted support do not see it. Just hang in there and try to not think about how were paying for this and how far-ahead other countries are. The schools don't seem worried. Are they watching the news? Stay in a place of humor. Good Luck!
