Is that what you would call this?
Here are DS's 3rd grade teacher's comments on his progress report. DS "is still presenting minimal effort in his schoolwork. Many times he is up and 'walking' when there are tasks to be done. He is still not getting along with peers. Cooperation and appropriate behaviors are sometimes lacking."
If so (or even if not) I'd love your thoughts on how to address it? Nothing the teacher has done has significantly changed his behavior and I honestly think she just doesn't get him. But I am so worried that he is losing interest in learning in that class. He also has some SPD issues that I thought he was growing out of, but perhaps they are still impacting his classroom experience.
His accelerated math and gifted teachers do not report this behavior when he is with them. His grades range from Bs to A+s, except for the participation grades which are lower (and are based on her perception of the above issues).
I am just not sure how to address this issues. It seems the popular line at school is that we need to figure out how to get him to buckle down and just do it. Which, of course, has some merit. But I also feel that perhaps a different, more positive, approach with him would be more effective. His second grade teacher was great in that way. But I feel like I don't get taken seriously by the school when I suggest that he would work better with a certain kind of teacher (parents have no say in these decisions).
I guess I'm worried because I see middle school around the corner now and it would be so easy for him to just shut down and I really don't want him to lose the amazing love of learning he has.
