Ds is 8, started YR 4 last week. He has always loved the social aspect of school and hated the academic side. His handwriting is not great and this is holding him back.
He is always the kids who will crack the jokes, mess around and needs constant reminding to focus and concentrate.
This term he is finding it tough, says the work is too hard and his teacher is too strict.
What do you do to make your kids realise it's time to knuckle down and work, or do we just resign ourselves that our kids are not built this way?
I am not writing him off by the way. He is articulate, imaginative, enthusiastic, very sporty and can be very charming to adults, I'm just realistic in that he is never going to set the academic world alight. Can this be changed, or at 8 now, is this the 16 year old he will be?
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Calling Mums of the 'energetic popular' kid that the other kids love but the teachers not so much......
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DrNortherner · 06/09/2010 16:10
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