Parent Concerned about Child Being Bored at School

How do I make sure that the kindergarten teacher will give him assignments that challenge him and are not too easy? -- Thinking Ahead
Answer: Your son will have even more skills by the time he gets to kindergarten. He might even be reading. Don't spend the next year and a half worrying about your child being bored in kindergarten. Instead, wait and see what happens. More than likely, there will be other children in your son's class with comparable skills since so many attend preschool. His teacher should have a curriculum to accommodate their needs. Plus, class time is not just spent on reading and math skills, but also on interesting art, music, science and storytelling projects.
Give the teacher time to get to know the skill level of the students before deciding the curriculum is not right for your child. If it isn't, ask the teacher how you can work together to make it more appropriate for your child. Plus, you need to remember that there will also be time in the day for you to challenge your child intellectually.
We are really concerned about the number of parents who are worried that their children will be bored in school. If children are finding interesting things to do at home without parental help, they are less likely to be bored at school.