fed up son age 10

[mebaasmum]

Ds2 year 5 always looks fed up when he comes out of school. Recently he says its because he is hot and bored.He is quite a bright boy but not a genius . Good at maths, doesnt like writing!He seems to think his current teacher favours the girls but DS1 had her a few years back and got on well with her. Should I be concerned or is it end of termitis

Yes, it;s that time of year when kids are just worn out - just the countdown now till summer hols - bear with him things will get back to "normal" after the holidays x

Also, at that age boys start to see the difference between how the girls are treated in education compared to boys. Girls like proving continuous effort....boys like to show what they know in tests.....if there aren't any test left for the term a boy will generally be demoralised.

Ds seems quite tired and angry generally speaking atm, not just to do with school. I reckon it's hormones. And I can't imagine it's a lack of tests that are causing him problems; not everybody is confident with tests just because they happen to be male.

I agree but research shows that males are better at tests and females are better at coursework....don't ask me why....it doesn't seem right but that is what stats show.

Thanks for your advice.In many ways I think he is ready for the next stage in education. Different teachers for different subjects, science with bunsen burners etc and more sport. Another year to go !!!

I think it's the end of term thing, too. DS (Y4) is the same right now.

Interesting to see you mention bunsen burners! My own ds isn't particularly mature and he's bright enough but hardly G&T (for now ) but I can't help feeling that primary (or at least ds's primary) is heavily geared towards much smaller children. Having said that I'm not sure he's ready to mix with a bunch of hairy-arsed teenagers, either