WWYD?

[BathshebaDarkstone]

If your DC was the most intelligent in the class (not a stealth boast, just a fact) and he/she said that his/her friends always asked him/her the answers to questions rather than his/her teacher, and that he/she found it frustrating?

teach him how to give hints rather than answers.

Thanks BadKitten, that might just work!

Raise it with the teacher.

Role play with the child to work out some polite rebuffs.

Thanks Anna, I thought I might have to raise it with the teacher, and we'll try some role play.

I would speak to the teacher.

If other children are always talking to your child then it must be very distracting for them.

It's also useful for the teacher to know that the other children aren't doing the work by themselves. They may think that the child with the correct answers has fully understood the work/topic when in fact they've just been writing down what Darkstone Jr has said.

Good luck.

Thanks Bert, your NN made me laugh out loud, by the way!

:o

DC have had this. Meaning they couldn't finish own work or just felt hassled.
They had to learn to say no, but it's not easy skill. Kids are typically blunt & have to be blunt: "No! I'm not telling you. Work it out for yourself!"

I persuaded them that it's good for them (or anyone) to work out answer for selves. Or more politely, "Let me finish my own work first."

Definitely have a word with the teacher.

My DS had this problem and ended up just showing his answers to whoever asked. My concern was the teacher would think those children knew what they were doing when in fact they didn't.

Thanks so much everyone! I'll definitely talk to the teacher tomorrow and DD's read the replies too.

I spoke to the teacher this morning, she's aware of the problem re: DD and another boy who's also highly intelligent, she's told the class to try and work it out for themselves first. We'll see how it goes.

I suspect it may be a topic you will need to review regularly.

Probably.

I had this problem in secondary school, I "got" algebra and my friend didn't, I'd spend the whole lesson helping her and wouldn't finish my own work. I can't remember how it was resolved though.

My DS had a friend who used to ask him for help during spelling tests. DS got fed up and started to give him the wrong spelling. He solved the problem himself.