And last: this may be short lived and resolve on its own. Or not. But learning to tolerate some discomfort is a helpful skill to have.
And last: this may be short lived and resolve on its own. Or not. But learning to tolerate some discomfort is a helpful skill to have.
There is always more math! Find out what they are working on and do your own tutoring at home for next level math concepts. Ask if you can send worksheets from home.
You could ask the teacher what would be approved to send in. For example, one of my kids always had a book in her bag she could read when she finished work before others
Somewhat echoing your take already, not everything in life needs to be optimized. Parenting lesson I wish I learned earlier...
A few thoughts, in no particular order. One angle you could take is (depending on the level of anger) take the opportunity to use this to work on emotion regulation strategies. Boredom isn't necessarily a bad thing! It is an opportunity to do so many alternative things that would be kid directed.
Yeah, that tracks
Dude, go watch last week tonight rn
Shocked, not shocked. Wellbeing -> conservatism, not conservatism -> wellbeing. Next lets confirm that 'woke' is not the psychopathology plaguing 'the kids these days' but rather taking an honest look at what is going on and putting that in historical context is rage-making and depressing.
better because... wood? Not seeing it
This summer was a summer of reading, all excellent. Recommend:
Klune: Under the whispering door
Haig: The midnight library
Stephenson: Diamond Age; Reamde; Fall; Termination Shock
Liu: The Three Body Problem
Buck: The Good Earth
Truxaw: Plastivore ๐ that's my uncle!