My son's teacher sent a note saying he 'needs to work on following directions.' I called and said, 'What are the directions?' She said, 'Sit down, open your book to page forty-two, and write the answer to number seven.' I said, 'And did he do that?' She said, 'Yes. But he did it while standing on his chair, eating a granola bar, and humming a song at full volume.'