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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 447195" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Hassling? You? Nah. That's the school's job. </p><p></p><p>difficult child's career path is NOT going to be "straight to college". He won't have the maturity or skills to handle it. More likely, he'll get either journeyman's papers in something, or a tech school course like CAD/CAM or computer programming. Then, after working for a few years at jobs below his intellegence, he'll take that knowledge and go to college... engineer, or teacher, or something.</p><p></p><p>So... for right now, the goal isn't "college entrance". He can always upgrade the handful of critical classes as an adult, if he has to. For right now, we need him to stay in school, and out of trouble (yes, at the same time). He needs to learn how to work with teachers, how to get along with other students - because he will need THOSE skills for any further education. Its also the only way to test-drive a number of accommodations in that setting, to know what would be needed at the college level. </p><p></p><p>If he only had one academic class per day, he'd probably be pulling 90s. We've caught up on much of the learning gaps from years gone by, AND he's learning to work with some accommodations... note-taking service, technology, scribed exams, and a few other things. These are somewhat on the right track - and 100x better than we had in elementary. But, he needs some structure to his free time, and his day needs to be set up so he doesn't hit the fatigue wall. </p><p></p><p>He LOVES shop class and enjoys band - and does well at both. Commercial cooking is up next term. We're trying to do an end-run around a phys-ed requirement (there's no way he can NOT take it... I've pounded down every door I can find) - but we have deferred it for another year - hopefully by then he'll have the maturity to not push himself to the limit.</p><p></p><p>Overall, the ed system here isn't that bad. If you're "average", its actually quite good. If you're "highly disabled", its also quite good. If you're "certified gifted", they have some pretty neat stuff. But if you don't fit the "boxes", then they don't know what to do with you.</p><p></p><p>We're not trying to get this kid to Julliard or the Olympics or anything else involving fame. We want "majorly well-rounded". If necessary, he should be able to home-school his own kids... including teaching THEM band (and all the shops and...) But the world is built around creating "stars". If that's where you COULD go but don't WANT to go, you're considered crazy. Really?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 447195, member: 11791"] Hassling? You? Nah. That's the school's job. difficult child's career path is NOT going to be "straight to college". He won't have the maturity or skills to handle it. More likely, he'll get either journeyman's papers in something, or a tech school course like CAD/CAM or computer programming. Then, after working for a few years at jobs below his intellegence, he'll take that knowledge and go to college... engineer, or teacher, or something. So... for right now, the goal isn't "college entrance". He can always upgrade the handful of critical classes as an adult, if he has to. For right now, we need him to stay in school, and out of trouble (yes, at the same time). He needs to learn how to work with teachers, how to get along with other students - because he will need THOSE skills for any further education. Its also the only way to test-drive a number of accommodations in that setting, to know what would be needed at the college level. If he only had one academic class per day, he'd probably be pulling 90s. We've caught up on much of the learning gaps from years gone by, AND he's learning to work with some accommodations... note-taking service, technology, scribed exams, and a few other things. These are somewhat on the right track - and 100x better than we had in elementary. But, he needs some structure to his free time, and his day needs to be set up so he doesn't hit the fatigue wall. He LOVES shop class and enjoys band - and does well at both. Commercial cooking is up next term. We're trying to do an end-run around a phys-ed requirement (there's no way he can NOT take it... I've pounded down every door I can find) - but we have deferred it for another year - hopefully by then he'll have the maturity to not push himself to the limit. Overall, the ed system here isn't that bad. If you're "average", its actually quite good. If you're "highly disabled", its also quite good. If you're "certified gifted", they have some pretty neat stuff. But if you don't fit the "boxes", then they don't know what to do with you. We're not trying to get this kid to Julliard or the Olympics or anything else involving fame. We want "majorly well-rounded". If necessary, he should be able to home-school his own kids... including teaching THEM band (and all the shops and...) But the world is built around creating "stars". If that's where you COULD go but don't WANT to go, you're considered crazy. Really? [/QUOTE]
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