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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 447149" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Extreme fine motor skills issues ... he can DO almost anything, but some things - like art, and handwriting - generate HUGE neuro-motor fatigue. Like, to the point he can't even handle the basics in life (dressing for PE). So we just don't go there.</p><p></p><p>Anything that can be done by technology, is possible, so at home he dabbles in photography and graphic arts. But the CLASSES (both in school and private) are all based on either 100% free-hand (painting, drawing), or a mix of that and technology. (the theory around here is, kids get too much exposure to technology anyway so they need the manual skills... which probably applies to 99% of the kids, but...)</p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh, we could get private lessons on an instrument, but that doesn't do much. You can't use that to take your music forward... for example, to become a music teacher (one of his options). No, the only music format that works for him is to play <u>in a band</u>. This kid is way too practically minded to ever put time and effort into learning an instrument just for the sheer joy of playing for himself - there has to be a "point", some "value" to the equation. The only day-time option for band is, school. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Yup. Its part of the problem. But there's no easy answers.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That's like asking why some musical genius doesn't wait until they finish high school before they start going into advanced studies. This kid is insanely brilliant when it comes to anything remotely "mechanical" - including commercial cooking where most of the work is done by machines. The only way we can convince him to even attempt anything on the academic line is to have the "trades-class" option. Everything else we ask him to do, is related back to how it helps him get where he wants to go.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The irony is, school agrees with the GOALS. We just totally disagree on how to get there.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for helping me think this through, DF...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 447149, member: 11791"] Extreme fine motor skills issues ... he can DO almost anything, but some things - like art, and handwriting - generate HUGE neuro-motor fatigue. Like, to the point he can't even handle the basics in life (dressing for PE). So we just don't go there. Anything that can be done by technology, is possible, so at home he dabbles in photography and graphic arts. But the CLASSES (both in school and private) are all based on either 100% free-hand (painting, drawing), or a mix of that and technology. (the theory around here is, kids get too much exposure to technology anyway so they need the manual skills... which probably applies to 99% of the kids, but...) Oh, we could get private lessons on an instrument, but that doesn't do much. You can't use that to take your music forward... for example, to become a music teacher (one of his options). No, the only music format that works for him is to play [U]in a band[/U]. This kid is way too practically minded to ever put time and effort into learning an instrument just for the sheer joy of playing for himself - there has to be a "point", some "value" to the equation. The only day-time option for band is, school. Yup. Its part of the problem. But there's no easy answers. That's like asking why some musical genius doesn't wait until they finish high school before they start going into advanced studies. This kid is insanely brilliant when it comes to anything remotely "mechanical" - including commercial cooking where most of the work is done by machines. The only way we can convince him to even attempt anything on the academic line is to have the "trades-class" option. Everything else we ask him to do, is related back to how it helps him get where he wants to go. The irony is, school agrees with the GOALS. We just totally disagree on how to get there. Thanks for helping me think this through, DF... [/QUOTE]
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