I surely agree that DS is wasting his time in first grade. I might be able to get DH on board, but DS really wants to finish the year with his friends.
Any thoughts about any of this?
I think that the message you want to send to your child is that school is about learning. So if he has to either waste his academic time OR be with friends, then academics wins. I would offer lots of playdates with the friends he likes, but the sooner he joins the new social group, the easier it will be to form the new social ties. The younger the receiving group the easier it is to join them.
Practice at home how to handle to questions - shrug and eye roll and murmur...principle said...hum hum
Smiles,
Grinity
