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<blockquote data-quote="Bunny" data-source="post: 395421"><p>Thanks, ladies! </p><p> </p><p>Smallworld, you are exactly right that he is very stress sensitive. Last night my mother in law was here babysitting and difficult child told her that he was not going to take orchestra any more. When she asked him why he told her that he got a "really bad grade" on a test or a quiz (mother in law was not really sure which) in his Englis class and that he thought that orchestra was getting in they way of him doing as well as he feels that he should. This was the missing piece to the puzzle. I had a feeling that this was the problem, but he would not tell me. I'm glad that he told mother in law because she then was able to tell me so that at least I have a better understanding of what is going on in his mind. By the way, the grade he got on the test/quiz that he felt was really bad? He got a 72, which for difficult child is like a failing grade. He's a straight A student, so a grade that low is pretty devestating to him.</p><p> </p><p>I have spoken to the guidance counselor twice today and basically told him that I undertand that he would like to see difficult child stick it out and that this could be a really great learning experience for him, but that if it was a choice between having him learn a really great lesson which will add more chaos to a home that is already full of chaos, or him dropping an elective that he does not need to take at this point I want the class dropped. The GC told me that if push really comes to shove he will allow him to drop the class, but he is going to talk to him to see if he can get him to change his mind. I don't see what the point is, but I think that the GC doesn't want difficult child to think that we're allowing him to drop the class because he caused a rukus over it. He wants him to know that we are going to allow him to drop the class because the adults in the picture think that this is the best thing for him to do right now.</p><p> </p><p>I've never had school problems with difficult child, so this is a completely new experience for me. </p><p> </p><p>Pam</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bunny, post: 395421"] Thanks, ladies! Smallworld, you are exactly right that he is very stress sensitive. Last night my mother in law was here babysitting and difficult child told her that he was not going to take orchestra any more. When she asked him why he told her that he got a "really bad grade" on a test or a quiz (mother in law was not really sure which) in his Englis class and that he thought that orchestra was getting in they way of him doing as well as he feels that he should. This was the missing piece to the puzzle. I had a feeling that this was the problem, but he would not tell me. I'm glad that he told mother in law because she then was able to tell me so that at least I have a better understanding of what is going on in his mind. By the way, the grade he got on the test/quiz that he felt was really bad? He got a 72, which for difficult child is like a failing grade. He's a straight A student, so a grade that low is pretty devestating to him. I have spoken to the guidance counselor twice today and basically told him that I undertand that he would like to see difficult child stick it out and that this could be a really great learning experience for him, but that if it was a choice between having him learn a really great lesson which will add more chaos to a home that is already full of chaos, or him dropping an elective that he does not need to take at this point I want the class dropped. The GC told me that if push really comes to shove he will allow him to drop the class, but he is going to talk to him to see if he can get him to change his mind. I don't see what the point is, but I think that the GC doesn't want difficult child to think that we're allowing him to drop the class because he caused a rukus over it. He wants him to know that we are going to allow him to drop the class because the adults in the picture think that this is the best thing for him to do right now. I've never had school problems with difficult child, so this is a completely new experience for me. Pam [/QUOTE]
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