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<blockquote data-quote="stressbunny" data-source="post: 256385"><p>Thanks so much, all, again.</p><p></p><p>My difficult child is very mildly on the autism spectrum, but you are right that it causes social and life skills issues. I would love to get those addressed in the IEP.</p><p></p><p>You know, in theory, an IEP is supposed to be a wonderful thing, when developed and implemented correctly. However, it has been my experience so far that it is somewhat difficult to get accomodations and services into the IEP in the first place.</p><p></p><p>The teacher called back this afternoon and said she thinks she can get him to do most of his homework at school by using the threat of no recess time if he isn't productive. Ughhh!!!</p><p></p><p>We still want him to have recess, for crying out loud! He is severely hyperactive and, as you mentioned, needs the time to decompress from overload. This is just substituting one problem for another.</p><p></p><p>Basically, the teacher received our e-mail (as I pasted below), and then she went to the Special Education guy and the principal and discussed this with them, getting them to agree that difficult child should miss recess time if he doesn't get his work done. She also thinks that if difficult child doesn't do homework with us at night, that he should be obligated to "make it up" in school by missing out on privileges.</p><p></p><p>What is wrong with just reducing his workload in the first place so he doesn't have so much to do? He is only a first grader. He already cries about getting on the bus in the morning because he doesn't want to go to school. He cries when he gets home about how his teacher doesn't like him and that he misses recess time. His anxiety and negativity about school are worsening. Some days, I'm afraid he won't get on the school bus in the morning, with the fuss he throws.</p><p></p><p>This is so hard, and yet, it's isolating - like the world has no idea how disruptive these disorders are within the family.</p><p></p><p>We suggested that the school use recess as an absolute last resort - that we would prefer other more positive approaches to motivate and assist him with accomplishing tasks, especially one-on-one help.</p><p></p><p><strong>My question - Is it within our rights to have it placed in the IEP that difficult child not be held in for recess due to not getting more work done? How about the no homework idea? Can parents have the IEP changed, or can the school veto these ideas?</strong></p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p></p><p>StressBunny</p><p></p><p>P.S. The real kicker- The teacher said that some of the worksheets she sent home last night were "optional"! What?!!! After I pushed the issue with difficult child and endured a mammoth meltdown trying to get him to do the homework?!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stressbunny, post: 256385"] Thanks so much, all, again. My difficult child is very mildly on the autism spectrum, but you are right that it causes social and life skills issues. I would love to get those addressed in the IEP. You know, in theory, an IEP is supposed to be a wonderful thing, when developed and implemented correctly. However, it has been my experience so far that it is somewhat difficult to get accomodations and services into the IEP in the first place. The teacher called back this afternoon and said she thinks she can get him to do most of his homework at school by using the threat of no recess time if he isn't productive. Ughhh!!! We still want him to have recess, for crying out loud! He is severely hyperactive and, as you mentioned, needs the time to decompress from overload. This is just substituting one problem for another. Basically, the teacher received our e-mail (as I pasted below), and then she went to the Special Education guy and the principal and discussed this with them, getting them to agree that difficult child should miss recess time if he doesn't get his work done. She also thinks that if difficult child doesn't do homework with us at night, that he should be obligated to "make it up" in school by missing out on privileges. What is wrong with just reducing his workload in the first place so he doesn't have so much to do? He is only a first grader. He already cries about getting on the bus in the morning because he doesn't want to go to school. He cries when he gets home about how his teacher doesn't like him and that he misses recess time. His anxiety and negativity about school are worsening. Some days, I'm afraid he won't get on the school bus in the morning, with the fuss he throws. This is so hard, and yet, it's isolating - like the world has no idea how disruptive these disorders are within the family. We suggested that the school use recess as an absolute last resort - that we would prefer other more positive approaches to motivate and assist him with accomplishing tasks, especially one-on-one help. [B]My question - Is it within our rights to have it placed in the IEP that difficult child not be held in for recess due to not getting more work done? How about the no homework idea? Can parents have the IEP changed, or can the school veto these ideas?[/B] Thanks, StressBunny P.S. The real kicker- The teacher said that some of the worksheets she sent home last night were "optional"! What?!!! After I pushed the issue with difficult child and endured a mammoth meltdown trying to get him to do the homework?!!! [/QUOTE]
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