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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 349612" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>He stayed in his room last night. For one thing, I never gave him a chance to take a nap so he was exhausted and for another, he honestly was VERY excited about going to school today. I had to take him this morning because they didn't have him in the computer system yet, allowing him to ride the bus and get his schedule. He's set now though. He has a good schedule- these people are trying hard to help him transition easily and support his goals.</p><p></p><p>I know he's just teetering between trying to stay out of trouble, trying to look cool, and being tempted to do typical teen stuff that he really can't do without getting caught back up into the very things that lead him to trouble to begin with. Hopefully, if he keeps pushing stuff I can catch it before it turns into a real illegal activity and it can be handled by a PO action alone that gives difficult child a strong reminder of why he better keep his butt in gear. I'm assuming this teetering back and forth is typical for a teen coming out of a long incaceration and hoping this is what the mentor really is focusing on helping with.</p><p></p><p>As far as JROTC, the advanced diploma and becoming a vet- These are all his goals- he's not being pressured to do them. We all know they are high goals and difficult child knows but we are not telling them they are unattainable and if they keep him motivated, it's fine with me. If it turns out that he gets the standard diploma instead or whatever, there's not going to be a problem. He goes back and forth about becoming a vet and of course, that's up to him, too. I do remind him that if he really wants it, he needs to do ABC. He seems fine with that so far. He looked up college requirements for becoming a vet while in Department of Juvenile Justice, on his own initiative, and called and told me about them. He is going into mainstream with all A's and B's with the exception of Spanish, which is a high C. We expect his grades to go down some as a result of transitioning, but shoot, if this keeps him getting up and going to school, I'm not saying a word. LOL! He got about 5 ribbons in Department of Juvenile Justice's JROTC that will transfer to this JROTC program and he's very proud of that. Plus, last night he found out that this friend is also in JROTC and they march in parades and so forth - which was considered a great privilege in Department of Juvenile Justice so difficult child is pretty motivated about it. It will give some continuity from Department of Juvenile Justice and that might help with things all the way around- and sometimes he still mentions the possibility of going into the military after high school instead of college. We'll see. My main position is that if this gets him thru high school, that's the main thing. If he does want to go into the military we have been told that if he doesn't break the law again and stays in JROTC, it will be easy to have his previous Department of Juvenile Justice record waived and get accepted in. Right now he's looking at it like being in JROTC is something he can show he has already started excelling in and gives an excuse for showing up to high school with REALLY short hair.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 349612, member: 3699"] He stayed in his room last night. For one thing, I never gave him a chance to take a nap so he was exhausted and for another, he honestly was VERY excited about going to school today. I had to take him this morning because they didn't have him in the computer system yet, allowing him to ride the bus and get his schedule. He's set now though. He has a good schedule- these people are trying hard to help him transition easily and support his goals. I know he's just teetering between trying to stay out of trouble, trying to look cool, and being tempted to do typical teen stuff that he really can't do without getting caught back up into the very things that lead him to trouble to begin with. Hopefully, if he keeps pushing stuff I can catch it before it turns into a real illegal activity and it can be handled by a PO action alone that gives difficult child a strong reminder of why he better keep his butt in gear. I'm assuming this teetering back and forth is typical for a teen coming out of a long incaceration and hoping this is what the mentor really is focusing on helping with. As far as JROTC, the advanced diploma and becoming a vet- These are all his goals- he's not being pressured to do them. We all know they are high goals and difficult child knows but we are not telling them they are unattainable and if they keep him motivated, it's fine with me. If it turns out that he gets the standard diploma instead or whatever, there's not going to be a problem. He goes back and forth about becoming a vet and of course, that's up to him, too. I do remind him that if he really wants it, he needs to do ABC. He seems fine with that so far. He looked up college requirements for becoming a vet while in Department of Juvenile Justice, on his own initiative, and called and told me about them. He is going into mainstream with all A's and B's with the exception of Spanish, which is a high C. We expect his grades to go down some as a result of transitioning, but shoot, if this keeps him getting up and going to school, I'm not saying a word. LOL! He got about 5 ribbons in Department of Juvenile Justice's JROTC that will transfer to this JROTC program and he's very proud of that. Plus, last night he found out that this friend is also in JROTC and they march in parades and so forth - which was considered a great privilege in Department of Juvenile Justice so difficult child is pretty motivated about it. It will give some continuity from Department of Juvenile Justice and that might help with things all the way around- and sometimes he still mentions the possibility of going into the military after high school instead of college. We'll see. My main position is that if this gets him thru high school, that's the main thing. If he does want to go into the military we have been told that if he doesn't break the law again and stays in JROTC, it will be easy to have his previous Department of Juvenile Justice record waived and get accepted in. Right now he's looking at it like being in JROTC is something he can show he has already started excelling in and gives an excuse for showing up to high school with REALLY short hair. [/QUOTE]
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