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<blockquote data-quote="footballersmum" data-source="post: 389937"><p>Hi Sharon, </p><p>I've been virtually schooling difficult child since he was 8. He has always had this knack of spending 6 hrs at school but retaining nothing (lol), so one of my jobs has always been to go over stuff and 'teach' him the work, but in his way - so he 'gets' it. This, fuelled by absolutely no support from his primary school, led to us inquiring about home-schooling. We were flatly told 'no' - it is illegal here (Spain) and we'd be arrested. Medication before high school started improved things a lot, but kids can fail very easily here and if they fail any one year, they are kept back with no support and are labelled as 'drop-outs' - the teachers having low expectations of them. The system frightens me, but it's the one we have.</p><p>We have to repeat basic instructions on a daily basis - over the years, we've never managed to ingrain anything! Every day, we have to set ground rules again - he doesn't absorb information!</p><p>He has a psychiatric and psychologist. He can't do team sports (too stressful), but is learning piano.</p><p>Thanks for replying Sharon,</p><p>fbm</p><p>PS Our house is full of rules and condtions!! I think that's why I always worry whether I'm a control freak or just a good boundary provider - LOL!</p><p>fbm</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="footballersmum, post: 389937"] Hi Sharon, I've been virtually schooling difficult child since he was 8. He has always had this knack of spending 6 hrs at school but retaining nothing (lol), so one of my jobs has always been to go over stuff and 'teach' him the work, but in his way - so he 'gets' it. This, fuelled by absolutely no support from his primary school, led to us inquiring about home-schooling. We were flatly told 'no' - it is illegal here (Spain) and we'd be arrested. Medication before high school started improved things a lot, but kids can fail very easily here and if they fail any one year, they are kept back with no support and are labelled as 'drop-outs' - the teachers having low expectations of them. The system frightens me, but it's the one we have. We have to repeat basic instructions on a daily basis - over the years, we've never managed to ingrain anything! Every day, we have to set ground rules again - he doesn't absorb information! He has a psychiatric and psychologist. He can't do team sports (too stressful), but is learning piano. Thanks for replying Sharon, fbm PS Our house is full of rules and condtions!! I think that's why I always worry whether I'm a control freak or just a good boundary provider - LOL! fbm [/QUOTE]
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