My child is not wanting to do his work. It is causing some problems because they believe he doesn't know the stuff they're giving. At home though he excels in everything that I give him. What do I do to show his teachers and my son?
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We have this same problem here. My daughters teacher was under the impression that she could not basic math skills but the reports from the math teacher were very different. What I had to do was go and sit in the class room after school while my daughter did the work on a computer while I visited with the teacher. The work was done in no time at all and all correct. It took an empty class room and me close by to get the work done. If I had not done this a few times third grade would have been repeated.
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In addition to the other ideas. Ask your son.
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As suggested by previous post inquiry, more detailed information with your question would definitely be helpful. The age/grade of your son would help others in deducing the nature of your son's obversion to demostrating his skills. Older children do this to be cool or fit in while younger children frequently do this when overwhelmed, shy, or easily distracted. This behavior could be suggestive of a disability that involves sensory or attention issues or it could just be a poor student/teacher fit. I knew of one child who had problems with his teacher's accent and was always unsure of what the teacher expected. On the other hand my asperger's son has always had difficulty fully showing his potential in a classroom environment due sometimes to sensory overload issues, miscommunication and what he sees as pointless busy work) Look deeper into the situation. Has your child adapted well into the classroom, is he socializing, playing, and interacting or is he in a corner or desk by himself frequently? This observation may help you solve this question.
In kindergarten my son didn't color the pictures with the apples and the letter A etc because the paper did not have instructions telling him to and he is very literal so initially the teacher thought he was not completing his work. Once we addressed this issue, she added written directions for him due to his literal thinking pattern as an asperger's child as well as more challenging work as a perk. Inconsistency is a hallmark of many possibilities. Are there any other noted behavioral differences between school and home?
In kindergarten my son didn't color the pictures with the apples and the letter A etc because the paper did not have instructions telling him to and he is very literal so initially the teacher thought he was not completing his work. Once we addressed this issue, she added written directions for him due to his literal thinking pattern as an asperger's child as well as more challenging work as a perk. Inconsistency is a hallmark of many possibilities. Are there any other noted behavioral differences between school and home?
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How old is your son? Is he an only child, and/or when you're working with him, is it one-on-one, whereas the teachers are expecting him to do his work independently, and he might not be able to get started on his own, or he's unable to focus with other kids around?
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