Here's something to think about for those of us with energetic boys. This was in the Washington Post last month. My children spend more time in the classroom than I did as a student and is it improving their performance? My 8 year old spends hours playing outside after school and has a lot of pent up emotion after spending so much of his time on structured, quiet activities. As I've visited his classroom, I've watched him wiggle around the circle during circle time, unable to remain seated in one place for very long. He also wanders around the classroom for far longer than his peers, putting things away or tidying up, while the teacher has the rest of the students gathered in a circle. Luckily, he has been in a gifted & talented classroom with teachers who are accommodating and are willing to tolerate his wanderings. What are your experiences with energetic boys in school? I'm worried that one of these years he'll get a teacher who's not so tolerant. htt...
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