Kind of dreading parents' evening in a few weeks because teacher has already made some reference to ds's inability to be still or quiet.
It drives me mad at home as well. He is always doing more than one thing a time, he is always tapping, jiggling, swinging legs . He reads at gold level and above but is so busy telling you about the pictures or heading off at tangents about the texts it is annoying to listen to him read. It is always insightful stuff but makes everything laborious.
Has anyone else had a child like this? How did they cope in schools and did the teachers get really annoyed with them?
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Ds never still or quiet
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Wobblypig · 25/09/2012 20:09
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FamiliesShareGerms ·
25/09/2012 20:37
DS's (lack of) concentration is a feature in every report and feedback we have on him... I wouldn't say that the teachers are annoyed as such. I figure that because he's bright but needs help focusing there are harder kids to teach. And his tangents are usually interesting and humorous, even if completely irrelevant! It'd be interesting to hear from a teacher which sort of children they find the hardest to have in the class, but I suspect it isn't the bright but fidgety ones.
DS does knuckle down eventually, but it takes him a while to get going and to stick with things. Not sure whether it's linked to hard work or things he finds interesting. One thing that we have noticed, though, is that he tends to get set work that doesn't really stretch him, or be put in lower sets, because he doesn't always get through the work in the allotted time.
We've always acknowledged this as an issue with the teachers. They are in the "he'll grow out of it" camp at the moment, so we are trying to be relaxed about it 
Jooles999 ·
26/09/2012 09:28
My 5 year old DS is exactly the same and has been since small resulting in numerous accident reports from nursery and school as well as injuries at home as he "bounces off bed into door" which was last night. It seems to get worse when he is tired. A couple of things have helped which are football training with a strict coach and karate class where they have to concentrate. Amazingly he managed to get through his latest Karate belt exam with minimal wriggling and talking. Hopefully the trend will carry on......
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auntevil ·
30/09/2012 16:36
I have 3 fidgetty DS - all at different stages in school. DS1 also doesn't shut up and can monopolise my time - if allowed 
Thankfully all their teachers have managed their movement in class very well and channelled their enthusiasm in constructive ways.
I do know that there is an element of teachers speak in their reports - lively, enjoys contributing etc, but I never have had the feeling that they have driven the teacher to insanity. In fact I remember DS2 being described as adorable as well as lively!
I find that some teachers just have a preference (ever so slightly) for teaching girls or boys. We have been lucky to have 'boy preferrers' - it makes life so much easier! (all bar 3 of the teachers that they have had ( out of approx 12) also have male children - maybe that makes a difference?)
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