We had the similar situation with DS7's music teacher. He was being disrespectful: he wasn't listening to the instructions, chatting with other kids when the teacher is talking, rolling his eyes and sighing, etc.
I had a phone conversation and email messages with the music teacher and was asked to meet her at the T/P conference. The music teacher thought that DS did not appreciate music. As the teacher was telling us what they learn in class, my DH realized that DS was probably bored with what they are learning. He is a talented piano player and does appreciate music. What they learn in school is probably too "kids like" for him.
We did talk to him about not being respectful to the teacher. Even he thinks the class is not interesting, he should still follow the rules of the classroom and respect the teachers. His behavior is affecting other kids in the class so it's not fair to them. He's getting better now but we'll see.
I am wondering if your DS only behaves this way in the art class? My DS was only like this in music class. He's good in PE class and he's doing exceptionally well at the art class.
