I've read a lot of times that intelligence is largely inherent.
Dh and I are average / slightly above average intelligence I would say. We were both in the top groups at school, went to university, have professions etc.
So I was sad on parent's evening to hear that ds (4 and in reception) is struggling. He's at the bottom of his class and it is not a high achieving class. I don't think he has a specific SEN, he just isn't very academic. I know it isn't the end of the world and there are other sorts of intelligence but life is certainly easier if everything isn't a struggle. And it's disheartening for a child to always find everything at school difficult.
I guess I expected ds to at least be about average. He's been read to loads, had lots if input, been to lots of places etc. so I sort of expected with either nature or nurture that he'd wouldn't 'struggle'
I'm horrid aren't I?
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Moonfacesmother · 19/03/2014 07:13
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