Interesting, Val, as last year, DS's teachers complained that DS wanted their help on some of his challenge math problems. I was floored - just because he already knows what they're already teaching doesn't mean he's not entitled to be taught something. Either way, it's not good. They just figured they didn't have to worry about your son, but he was getting shortchanged, too.
Hmm. I think you (and mamaandmore in her post) hit on an important part of the problem there. Some teachers see that a child gets everything right without help on some things, assume that he can get everything right all the time, and kids don't get to be TAUGHT anything.
Val
