DS7's 1st grade teacher took away recesses right and left from the bored GT kids on her class, then she started bribing them with sugary junk food. .
Give kids no outlet then defer their activity then ramp it up and teach the kids how to manipulate adults!
As I mentioned elsewhere - on taking away recess:
In the 2d grade, I was singled out for this. One day I got fed up with it and I walked off campus when the teacher left with the rest of class for recess.
Yup. This is a big part fo the reason we're homeschooling. I couldn't feel good about leaving my child with a woman who thought this was a great strategy for dealing with 6yos. :p
Did I mention she had a LOT of behavior problems? And strangely enough, the biggest trouble came from the kids IDd as GT already. (Color me surprised...sarcasm, sarcasm...)
So does that lead to better teaching or more challenging work? No, it leads to less recess and more bribery.
I get mad every time I think about it...Sorry to go OT. I won't post about it again. Promise!
