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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 447171" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>Insane--</p><p></p><p>This is EXACTLY the reason I am homeschooling DS. He also has fine-motor issues (to the point where he refuses to wear anything with buttons or zippers!) and an extremely high IQ.</p><p></p><p>When he had his IEP in elementary school, he was getting one-on-one support for things like writing, but was also attending classes for gifted kids.</p><p></p><p>When he was supposed to transition to middle school - not only was the IEP gone...but they had cut the gifted programming.</p><p></p><p>Well, PPPPFFFFTTTT!</p><p></p><p>husband and I sat down and tried to decide what was best for our son. For us - it came down to giving him the best opportunity to earn a scholarship and get into college. Was that going to happen in an overcrowded middle school with no opportunity for DS to get one-on-one attention or access to the kinds of enrichment programs at which he would excel? Yeah, right. We decided the public school was going to be in-sufficient.</p><p></p><p>So...at the end of the day...DS is NOT getting the same education he would receive at public school. In most respects, he is getting a BETTER education.</p><p></p><p>And those kids you are talking about who excel in music or sports? Many times, <em>those kids are homeschooled</em> so that parents can add more lessons and practice times to the child's day. There is no way a public school system is solely responsible for sending kids to Julliard or to the Olympics.</p><p></p><p>Is there a local college that would offer classes your son could participate in? Many of the colleges here offer programs (at least during the summer) for younger kids to get some hands-on opportunities that aren't otherwise available.</p><p></p><p>(by the way - I don't mean to be hassling you.... I just HATE when parents get faced with the prospect of <em>fighting</em> for their child to get a mediocre education. I say - screw 'em!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 447171, member: 6546"] Insane-- This is EXACTLY the reason I am homeschooling DS. He also has fine-motor issues (to the point where he refuses to wear anything with buttons or zippers!) and an extremely high IQ. When he had his IEP in elementary school, he was getting one-on-one support for things like writing, but was also attending classes for gifted kids. When he was supposed to transition to middle school - not only was the IEP gone...but they had cut the gifted programming. Well, PPPPFFFFTTTT! husband and I sat down and tried to decide what was best for our son. For us - it came down to giving him the best opportunity to earn a scholarship and get into college. Was that going to happen in an overcrowded middle school with no opportunity for DS to get one-on-one attention or access to the kinds of enrichment programs at which he would excel? Yeah, right. We decided the public school was going to be in-sufficient. So...at the end of the day...DS is NOT getting the same education he would receive at public school. In most respects, he is getting a BETTER education. And those kids you are talking about who excel in music or sports? Many times, [I]those kids are homeschooled[/I] so that parents can add more lessons and practice times to the child's day. There is no way a public school system is solely responsible for sending kids to Julliard or to the Olympics. Is there a local college that would offer classes your son could participate in? Many of the colleges here offer programs (at least during the summer) for younger kids to get some hands-on opportunities that aren't otherwise available. (by the way - I don't mean to be hassling you.... I just HATE when parents get faced with the prospect of [I]fighting[/I] for their child to get a mediocre education. I say - screw 'em!) [/QUOTE]
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