DS8 just got his mid-term report card and some of his grades are slipping slightly (let me state I don't care nearly much about the grades as the patterns). He went from an A to a B in art... claimed to have no idea why, teacher says he talks too much (despite several attempts at moving who he's next to) and doesn't focus on the artwork he's supposed to do. Main classroom teacher says he needs to follow directions. He told us that he missed a question in class because he didn't understand it... our guess is that's because he wasn't paying attention.
Is this normal behavior at this age? He's our oldest and this is not the first time we've been down the path of classroom behavior issues. Trying to figure out if he's getting bored, simply behaving badly, etc. He is at the PG level, not accelerated other than higher (2 levels up) reading and 2 levels accelerated in math. Plus a small group pullout.
