Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums General Discussion DS feeling sad about school

When what you're doing isn't getting the desired results, it's time to try something different.
Go to the teacher and say, "DS is SERIOUSLY SAD. It seems to be centered around coming to school. <insert what he likes about school>, so I'm trying to get input from everyone here to understand what is causing such unhappiness with school. I think we need to act quickly before it forms a pattern of disliking school."

Teachers do not like unhappy children. Keeping children happy seems to be a top priority of teachers. If the teacher can brainstorm(with subtle guidance from you!) and realize the root of the child's unhappiness is a lack of challenge, then the teacher will buy into providing the challenge much quicker. After all, the teacher wants happy children in her class.

haha, kcab sneaked the emotional angle in before I finished my post! I knew someone else likes to bring it up, I forgot it was Grinity.