You could ask to sit in on a class if you think the teacher would allow it and your presence wouldn't affect your son's behaviour. Unless you're a fly on the wall it's really hard to know what's actually happening.
My DS's grade one teacher actually suggested this and invited me to sit in. I spent two different mornings with the class, "helping Madame," ie cutting things and colouring things at a table in a corner while I watched DS. It was shocking and eye opening. (For us it was me seeing how detached he was from the rest of them... with the surprising element of familiarity - as in, I remember being exactly the same - I hadn't anticipated that).
Anyway. Until I sat in, I really didn't believe what the teacher was saying (and this is a teacher I really liked and trusted).
Last edited by CCN; 09/19/12 07:38 PM.
