I didn't intend to extrapolate to anyone's situation ... I mentioned that you have to determine what exactly the kids means by *bored* b/c it can mean very different things and that their are different levels of boredom some of which are not OK. I just wanted to share what happened to my son completely acknowledging that he is a very weird kid and not even HG. I wished someone had told me the damaging effects of *boredom.* And those comments weren't from the school but other parents and several were parents of GT kids. While acknowledging my son is odd, I doubt he's alone so I wanted to share our story as a "watch out for this," b/c no one ever spoke to me about love of learning, mental stamina being affected by under-nourishment.