Our DD9 did experience the same boredom and frustration in school your DS seems to be experiencing, but she presented differently... she tried (very successfully) to behave in school, and then had meltdowns at home. It DID get much better with daily pull-outs into a gifted classroom (ETA: plus grade skip).
If the program doesn't start until next year, have you considered skipping your DS so he can enter it early?
Respect is a two-way street, and if the teacher is not providing your DS an education, then it's also true that the teacher/school is being disrespectful, not listening, and refusing to do the work required to provide him something to learn. So I'd chalk this up as 50% your DS's fault, 50% the teacher's fault, and a bonus to the teacher's share for being the responsible adult in the room (though the teacher may be handcuffed by bad policies/bad leadership/other responsibilities).
As long as your DS isn't exhibiting the same negative behaviors at home, I'd write this off as the teacher's problem, and with the next phone call home, I'd turn the discussion away from the 8yo and towards what the school is doing to create this situation.
Last edited by Dude; 10/13/14 09:10 AM.
