How would you tell a teacher if you think their work is too easy?

Question

My youngest daughter who is six and a half is a bit of a smart cookie- im not bragging or anything.

But I think that the teachers work that she sets for my daughter is too easy.

I want to confront the teacher about it but I don't want to sound like an obsessed mum.

My daughter find the reading too easy and is complaining about the work, when I went for an interview a couple of weeks ago before my daughter had told me about this the teacher had said she was a very smart girl and could be raised up a grade much later in the year etc, so should I ask for some form of extension (harder work) or what?

I hope that made sense haha :}

Answer 1

talk with the teacher, provide your daughter with advanced work (and your time) in the home, and let her be a child.

Answer 2

the books they come home with are a couple of levels below what they are as many kids do not get help from parents at home, so it has to be easier so they can read by themselves.

Make an appointment with the teacher and point out how you feel and ask what can be done to help her

Answer 3

Ask to have your daughter tested for the gifted&talented program or honors program. They strive to provide challenging, yet appropriate work to their students. It is a fact that children begin to slide in their grades if they are bored or aren't being challenged. Raising up a grade may cause social issues so try for honors classes instead. If there isn't a program like that, test through your district for it or ask her to be tested to be advanced to the next grade now. If she can't do either, ask your teacher to at least supplement some work to your daughter.

Answer 4

well instead of confronting the teacher, I suggest you calmly and rationally talk to them and suggest your daughter would be better off with harder work or in a different grade.  

if they don't listen i'd strongly suggest (not threaten) that you will pull her out of school and have her home-schooled

to make your daughter feel better about this i suggest you reward her for working hard and doing well in school

Answer 5

Call for a parent-teacher conference and talk to the teacher personally and ask for more challenging work to suit her level.

Answer 6

find out about the GT program and meet with the teacher about giving your daugther extra assignments in class and or homework projects.  Your teacher would probably enjoy trying out new homework assignments or lesson plans; and by keeping your daughter busy, will continue challenging her; my son is the same way, but tends to become disruptive in class because he finishes projects early or gets bored...so he is given extra work to keep him challenged.  Another option is for you to introduce extra reading every night after she finishes her homework at home.  there are some great chapter books which some 1st and 2nd graders can handle...

Answer 7

Try tutoring her at home, at that age it is difficult to get kids into gifted programs and the teacher needs to teach at the same rate for all the kids.  My oldest was the same way, she flew through K-2, but when she hit 3rd, the work became harder, and she started complaining.  Now that she is in 4th, she still gets straight A's, but really has to work for them now.  They thought she might be gifted, but it turned out that 2yrs of pre-k gave her an advantage over the other kids for a couple of years.

Answer 8

Have her tested for the honors classes. I was and was greatful for it. If you are bored in school you tend not to do well after a while. She needs a challenge.....give it to her! she will be a lot happier in school if she doesn't feel like yawning all day because the other kids just started something and she's done already.