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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 223066" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>I remember vividly, when my difficult child didn't fit any specific niche. He didn't fit with emotionally disabled or MR but he didn't fit with mainstream. He didn't get why he had to learn or achieve grades. He learned simply because he wanted to know. It doesn't really compute to the public school system.</p><p></p><p>We were to the point of trying to develop a private school where a student was immersed in a topic using all the required classes to understand that one topic. PE would be one specific sport like golf. They would stick with it until they mastered it. Using their math and science to learn the sport. Same with other life skills. Why can't they learn math, science and history by being interactive with the world. It's how those subjects were thought of in the first place. </p><p></p><p>My difficult child is quickly bored and tunes out with rote learning. He knows lots of history and science but unfortunately schools are not set up and flexible for the different learner. My son slept through many a morning class to my embarassment. He simply wasn't "hearing" what they were teaching. </p><p></p><p>I don't know the answer. My son is horribly undereducated but his behavior is closer to mainstream. I always figured he could learn information as he aged. </p><p></p><p>medication wise, I don't know what medication tweak will work to make him more interactive and interested in learning. I wish I knew how to make one of our difficult children more social. It's almost as if they shoot themselves in the foot for whatever reason.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 223066, member: 3"] I remember vividly, when my difficult child didn't fit any specific niche. He didn't fit with emotionally disabled or MR but he didn't fit with mainstream. He didn't get why he had to learn or achieve grades. He learned simply because he wanted to know. It doesn't really compute to the public school system. We were to the point of trying to develop a private school where a student was immersed in a topic using all the required classes to understand that one topic. PE would be one specific sport like golf. They would stick with it until they mastered it. Using their math and science to learn the sport. Same with other life skills. Why can't they learn math, science and history by being interactive with the world. It's how those subjects were thought of in the first place. My difficult child is quickly bored and tunes out with rote learning. He knows lots of history and science but unfortunately schools are not set up and flexible for the different learner. My son slept through many a morning class to my embarassment. He simply wasn't "hearing" what they were teaching. I don't know the answer. My son is horribly undereducated but his behavior is closer to mainstream. I always figured he could learn information as he aged. medication wise, I don't know what medication tweak will work to make him more interactive and interested in learning. I wish I knew how to make one of our difficult children more social. It's almost as if they shoot themselves in the foot for whatever reason. [/QUOTE]
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