DS is 5 & in year 1. For quite a while now he's said that he doesn't like school anymore, its no fun, all they do is 'maths & english work' & they never get to play with any of the fun resources (lego/paints etc) that are in his classroom. Tonight he's sobbed his little heart out about it. [Sad]
I feel so sad for him, its not what I'd hoped his experience of primary school would be. He really enjoyed reception, but I feel like his love of learning is slowly being eroded by such a heavy focus on maths & english desk work. He's academically bright, but its just becoming too much for him.
I remember back to my days at primary school which were full of drawing, painting, building models with glue guns & balsa wood, quadro, lego, science & topic work with a good measure of reading, long multiplication & handwriting practise thrown in too. I loved it because it was fun & engaging & I so wish it could be like that for DS too.
I suppose I'd like to hear experiences & views of other Y1 parents on whether how he is feeling is just a typical reaction to the transition out of reception class, or perhaps down to the new curriculum? Also whether your child's school is heavily focussed on maths & english too or if they still manage to pack in plenty of fun stuff?
I feel I ought to tell his teachers how he is feeling but don't really see what its actually going to achieve if its all down to the curriculum i.e. government. Is there anything proactive I can do to help? I don't want him to feel that I stood by & did nothing
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How to help DS(5) not enjoying Y1
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omama · 19/05/2016 23:17
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