My Son Is the Advanced Kid in a BelowAverage Classroom. Its Leading to a Vexing Problem.

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My child is working significantly above grade level and reports being bored.
He gets appropriate worksheets once he (quickly) completes his grade-level work, but as far as I can tell, he figures them out himself.
I think he gets basically zero meaningful instruction at his level, and the teacher admits she spends her “extra” time with the struggling kids.
I want to advocate for my kid, without taking resources away from others, but I am at a complete loss.

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