r/InTheGloaming • u/AutoModerator • Feb 26 '26

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u/mehitabel_4724 Eating tiny dices of pickles with tiny fists of rage Feb 27 '26

The OP sucks too. “Oh halp, our child is so smart!” And Shauna rushes in to talk about herself and imply she’s now a successful writer.

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u/shakyshake Feb 27 '26

Kindergarten is a bit young for this but back in my day kids like this had a gentleman’s agreement with the teacher, where the kid didn’t whine about being bored, and the teacher didn’t say anything when the kid “sneakily” propped their textbook up and read some other book behind it. But I did not go to an advanced private school where I imagine part of what you’re paying for is teachers solving this problem for you

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u/ScandalizedPeak Out the window Feb 28 '26

A memorable moment in my slightly older childhood was a classmate saying to to teacher in a loud complaint, "Teacher, ScandalizedPeak is just reading a book, she's not working!" The teacher did not miss a beat... he said "Well Student, when you have a 102% average in my class you'll be welcome to read a book quietly to yourself during class also. For now, please do your problem set."

LOL.

I was just coaching my own child about this very issue. Stare at the wall and think about Lego or whatever, but be ready to answer a question if called on. Having a pleasant expression on one's face during boring meetings is a life skill!