 | My youngest son will be turning 10 tommorow. As I stated in another post, he is very intellegent, and tends to cop an attitude with peers and teachers.
He recently switched schools and I got a call from his new school last friday. It seems that he has decided not to do any work untill they put him on a level that is challenging for him. He has also been talking to the adults at his school like he is an adult himself, and has taken to wandering the halls aimlesly doing whatever he feels like.
I talked to the people at his school and they are trying to give him a break. If any other student where to pull this kind of stunt they would be suspended! They asked him if he wanted to be suspended and he told them that he would love it; that he could learn more be staying home and watching the Discovery and History chanels.
The school is stumped. They know he is intellegent but do not know what to do about his bad attitude. They would like to do some extensive testing on him, but feel that they would have a hard time doing this untill he changes his attitude and starts following directions.
These are the exact words he used when the school phycologist asked him why he would not cooperate, solemly he said, "My brain is like a sponge, and untill this school can figure out how I am going to fill this sponge, I refuse to do anything."
I am frustrated. I take away his video games and other things he likes, but it tends to make his attitude worse.
I sat down this weekend and told him that if he where to change his attitude, that the school would be able to test him and put him in some classes that would be more challenging for him. He agreed, but told me that he had a hard time whith changing the way he acts because he does not understand what makes him act that way. I am starting to think that his intelegence level is far above his maturity level, and this is contributing to his problem.
I have a variety of phsycological services available to take atvantage of. Could counciling be what he needs? Nothing else seems to help. I am so confused!
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