We had a parent/teacher conference for the boy today. It was not the impromptu, your child has goofed off too much type but rather the semi annual, perfunctory variety. We were told nothing we didn't already know.
His teacher started off by showing us some reading evaluation scores. Knowing the boy as you do, you know he is a fan of the written word. His scores were off the charts high. We continued through the usual banter of math and his lack of organization and then we asked the teacher if she had any concerns. She said he was not a behavioral problem and she didn't have any issues other than his inability to switch gears from reading. She said she has to routinely collect multiple books off his desk in the middle of the day and put them back on the shelf. It takes multiple requests to get him to produce a sheet of paper for a spelling test as he is nose down in his book and can't let it go. This information too came as little surprise to us. There have been occasions at home when he has been sent to his room to get dressed or clean up and he is found sitting there reading a book quietly on the floor. At times he is fresh out of the shower sitting only with a towel and stuck in a book apparently to enthralled to bother putting clothes on.
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