We had a P/T conference yesterday and learned that DS(9) does not actively participate in class discussions. If this were normal behavior for DS, I wouldn't be too concerned about it, but it's not.
A little background - DS was accelerated to 5th this year and this is a new school. Since he began school, he's always been active in class, blurts out answers, raises his hand constantly to give an answer and so on. Generally, all previous teachers have commented on it, but it's been positive as opposed to being viewed as disrespectful, if that makes sense. His teacher last year (3rd gr) wrote that he seems to be excited about knowing the info and has a hard time waiting for other kids to answer. We've been trying to help him learn not to blurt out, to give other kids time to answer, etc., but it's just the way DS has always been.
His teacher is confident that he knows the material and if called on, he'll answer correctly, but he's not actively participating. We're concerned about this because it's a relatively big 'change' for DS. We have a couple of thoughts, but are trying not to look for things that aren't there or overreact. Oh, and one other thing that has our attention - DS asked to switch seats and the seat he wanted (and has) is at the back of the class.
So, I wanted to get some perspective...what would you think? Would you be concerned?
