We have have some great teachers around us!  I so appreciate the tutors and teachers that invest in letting our children into their hearts.  My son's teacher recently came up with a great positive tool to help him focus in class.  He is a very visual learner and loves rewards and so she placed a schedule of the day's activities on his desk.  As each activity passes, she gives him a face on the schedule that represents how well he did during that section of the day.  He is so motivated to do well and earn all happy faces.  His confidence is so much better when he comes home from school as well.  It is helpful for him to have a visual reminder of how well he is doing in school. 
It is amazing the success that can happen when teachers find what makes a student tick and builds on their positive skills.