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totally sad---any words of encouragement
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 257545" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>It is always saddening when our kids have problems. Just remember that testing well or even doing well in school is NOT the best test of later success in life. I never did find my "niche" in the job market. I did well at a number of jobs, each for a number of years, but got bored VERY easily. I did VERY well in school across the board. But my best job has been that of "mom". And it is a very rewarding job, though I have been unlucky enough to hear one of my college professors - and I babysat his kids all through high school and had several classes from him - say that I was "wasting all my education" by being a stay at home mom. It hurt, and he was WRONG. It is the MOST important job.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, just because others say she is "not smart" does NOT mean she will do badly later in life. Keep encouraging her, get tutors to help her in classes she has trouble in, and be there to help her when she stumbles. That is all any of us can do. I DO think that extensive testing to identify learning disabilities AND identify her best learning strategies would be VERY helpful. You will problem be able to get school to do some of this, but also will need some private testing by a neuropsychologist to get the full picture.</p><p></p><p>Lots of support coming your way!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 257545, member: 1233"] It is always saddening when our kids have problems. Just remember that testing well or even doing well in school is NOT the best test of later success in life. I never did find my "niche" in the job market. I did well at a number of jobs, each for a number of years, but got bored VERY easily. I did VERY well in school across the board. But my best job has been that of "mom". And it is a very rewarding job, though I have been unlucky enough to hear one of my college professors - and I babysat his kids all through high school and had several classes from him - say that I was "wasting all my education" by being a stay at home mom. It hurt, and he was WRONG. It is the MOST important job. Anyway, just because others say she is "not smart" does NOT mean she will do badly later in life. Keep encouraging her, get tutors to help her in classes she has trouble in, and be there to help her when she stumbles. That is all any of us can do. I DO think that extensive testing to identify learning disabilities AND identify her best learning strategies would be VERY helpful. You will problem be able to get school to do some of this, but also will need some private testing by a neuropsychologist to get the full picture. Lots of support coming your way! [/QUOTE]
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