I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher.
Temple Grandin
Last year at this time I was dealing with a lot of issues our Son was miserable! his school work was unacceptable, I picked him up from school everyday mostly in tears, bullies picking on him, we did homework until dinner and then until bedtime most of the time not finishing.
we decided not to sign up for boy scouts or anything else keeping only Upward basketball because we loved it. but there was very little playing, very little fun, it was a lot of work and fighting and more work, and more fighting No one was happy. when I visited his classroom I saw the kids all together and my son separate...alone, and very sad.
fast forward to now....a lot has happened he is part of a social skills group in school where he has made a few friends and is learning some of the things that other kids just get naturally but he doenst. they put him in a new class with a male teacher who is um a little less conventional he knows several kids in his new class, one from social group that he has made friends with, one from way back at homeschooling, one from elementary, he finished his project early he has never done that before, and did an extra credit project today I went to his classroom and he was right there with the other kids, making paper airplanes and laughing and smiling and Happy. The 30 minute per subject method of homework has us free to do fun stuff at night, we are even going to join scouts
and well It may be too early to call but I must say I think this is going to be a good year, and I think the teacher is doing a lot for him. we will see
he thinks he is getting a distinguished on his report, that translates to an A for those of you that don't know. he may be highly upset if he doenst get that Distinguished.
No I am not fooled into thinking he is not having issues I know somethings have not changed he still blurts out things he shouldn't, he still has to get up at times because he can't sit still but I am hopeful and it is really cool playing cards with your kid just because you can :)
