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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 254388"><p>By far the best educational experience our difficult child got was complicated and NOT likely a good choice for you or for most here. </p><p>I had her in a great public school PT. She went to school PT and I homeschooled her in the afternoon. She was in advanced classes in the morning and I picked her up around 10:30. I did classes with- her that I liked and was good at. I hired a tutor to help her with- her morning classes. She learned so much, it was scarey. Honest to G-d, it was like I had accidentally solved the difficult child dilemma...if you get my drift. She got the socialization part in the morning, good academics and continued learning in the afternoon. However, I was EXHAUSTED. I was getting sicker and sicker. My life was on hold. It was really awful. </p><p> </p><p>I tried putting her back in public school full time after two years...NOPE....didn't work out.</p><p> </p><p>We tried a private Christian School...it didn't work out.</p><p> </p><p>Then, we ended up with a small Special Education school. That worked out fairly well. However, difficult child did not get NEARLY the quality education she should have gotten. Surely it affected her self esteem at times. However, there was less stress overall on her and our family and she walked away with a high school diploma.</p><p> </p><p>I think the right public school would be okay. The right private school..perhaps better. I certainly wouldn't have mind saving the money though. Each area is probably unique. It requires much exploration. NOT an easy task. I don't envy you!</p><p> </p><p>If I had to do it again...I think I would re think that partial (PT) public school and homeschooling with a TON of help. OR I would do the private school/Special Education from the beginning and then I would hire tutors at home on our own to teach difficult child math and reading intensively. It wouldn't be easy...but I would do my best to keep her motivated. I think if she were doing this from the beginning...it would seem natural. And I would make it the tutors responsibility to have her keep up to grade level (or as close as possible). </p><p> </p><p>by the way, during HS I tried to hire her a tutor to help her catch up. Her HS learning at the Special Education school was almost a joke. She needed to do extra work on her own...but wouldn't do it. Unfortunately, she was an older teen by then and developed an attitude. She didn't want to do any extra work. She just coasted. </p><p> </p><p>She went to community college...couldn't keep up..dropped out. difficult child wasn't open to remedial classes. We've tried various things since then with variable/little success...all frustrating. </p><p> </p><p>The only little bright light is that she has a high school diploma. Many of her friends with- difficult child tendencies were not able to do this successfully. </p><p> </p><p>It's been a long ride. Sigh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 254388"] By far the best educational experience our difficult child got was complicated and NOT likely a good choice for you or for most here. I had her in a great public school PT. She went to school PT and I homeschooled her in the afternoon. She was in advanced classes in the morning and I picked her up around 10:30. I did classes with- her that I liked and was good at. I hired a tutor to help her with- her morning classes. She learned so much, it was scarey. Honest to G-d, it was like I had accidentally solved the difficult child dilemma...if you get my drift. She got the socialization part in the morning, good academics and continued learning in the afternoon. However, I was EXHAUSTED. I was getting sicker and sicker. My life was on hold. It was really awful. I tried putting her back in public school full time after two years...NOPE....didn't work out. We tried a private Christian School...it didn't work out. Then, we ended up with a small Special Education school. That worked out fairly well. However, difficult child did not get NEARLY the quality education she should have gotten. Surely it affected her self esteem at times. However, there was less stress overall on her and our family and she walked away with a high school diploma. I think the right public school would be okay. The right private school..perhaps better. I certainly wouldn't have mind saving the money though. Each area is probably unique. It requires much exploration. NOT an easy task. I don't envy you! If I had to do it again...I think I would re think that partial (PT) public school and homeschooling with a TON of help. OR I would do the private school/Special Education from the beginning and then I would hire tutors at home on our own to teach difficult child math and reading intensively. It wouldn't be easy...but I would do my best to keep her motivated. I think if she were doing this from the beginning...it would seem natural. And I would make it the tutors responsibility to have her keep up to grade level (or as close as possible). by the way, during HS I tried to hire her a tutor to help her catch up. Her HS learning at the Special Education school was almost a joke. She needed to do extra work on her own...but wouldn't do it. Unfortunately, she was an older teen by then and developed an attitude. She didn't want to do any extra work. She just coasted. She went to community college...couldn't keep up..dropped out. difficult child wasn't open to remedial classes. We've tried various things since then with variable/little success...all frustrating. The only little bright light is that she has a high school diploma. Many of her friends with- difficult child tendencies were not able to do this successfully. It's been a long ride. Sigh. [/QUOTE]
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