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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 390615" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I forgot to mention, Kjs - the workload for difficult child 3 was getting overwhelming, and school was becoming a huge issue. I also have a kid who wants to do well but doesn't know how to study. He expects to absorb information by osmosis. But he is also easily overwhelmed by the work and takes a lot longer to get his work done. So the school are allowing him to work at half pace. it means he will be three years older than everyone else by the time he graduates, but he will at least PASS it all! And he is coping a lot better. For us here, it's called Pathways. Look it up for more info, and see if that could be an option. Instead of having a difficult child struggling in every subject and asking to drop a couple (and which couple doesn't matter, they're all suffering), difficult child 3 now can concentrate on half the subject load and do them all much better.</p><p></p><p>A lot of students here do this; maybe 20% or more, including PCs, finish their high schooling this way. Some even get part-time work and study between work shifts. If you know you only have school 2 days a week, working on the other two (in a store perhaps, or an early apprenticeship) can actually promote good work habits mentally, and some valuable living experience. In other words, they begin to grow up and find independence but under controlled conditions (which is what these kids desperately need).</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 390615, member: 1991"] I forgot to mention, Kjs - the workload for difficult child 3 was getting overwhelming, and school was becoming a huge issue. I also have a kid who wants to do well but doesn't know how to study. He expects to absorb information by osmosis. But he is also easily overwhelmed by the work and takes a lot longer to get his work done. So the school are allowing him to work at half pace. it means he will be three years older than everyone else by the time he graduates, but he will at least PASS it all! And he is coping a lot better. For us here, it's called Pathways. Look it up for more info, and see if that could be an option. Instead of having a difficult child struggling in every subject and asking to drop a couple (and which couple doesn't matter, they're all suffering), difficult child 3 now can concentrate on half the subject load and do them all much better. A lot of students here do this; maybe 20% or more, including PCs, finish their high schooling this way. Some even get part-time work and study between work shifts. If you know you only have school 2 days a week, working on the other two (in a store perhaps, or an early apprenticeship) can actually promote good work habits mentally, and some valuable living experience. In other words, they begin to grow up and find independence but under controlled conditions (which is what these kids desperately need). Marg [/QUOTE]
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