Wow, this is just my opinion, but if it were me I would discuss the situation with the teacher asap. This is more than just about getting harder math. Your ds advocated for himself and the teacher blew him off. That is not a good lesson to receive. IMO, our kids need to know we will stand up for them when they need us. If my son came home with this story, I would ask him if he wants me to discuss it with the teacher. And then I would do everything I could to get results for him. My DS is also in 2nd and in a similar situation regarding math, although I don't know if he has asked for harder work himself yet. But in preparation for our upcoming PT conference, I asked him if the work he does at school is too easy, too hard or just right. He said mostly it is easy but math is super easy. I asked him what he would like to change about school and he said he would like harder math. So, that is my goal for the conference, get him some more challenging math!
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