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<blockquote data-quote="WiseChoices" data-source="post: 752135" data-attributes="member: 24254"><p>I have zero experience with schools, so I will share some information about homeschooling.</p><p></p><p>I homeschooled both of my children all through highschool. They both went on to college, earned their A.A.s and one just graduated with a Bachelor's magna cum laude and the other will finish hers in May . </p><p></p><p>What I want to say to you is that your son is very young still .I am not wanting to minimize the issues you are seeing. However, it sounds like he gets frustrated very easily and his escalated behavior may be a sign that a prior frustration went unaddressed for him. I saw a red flag when you said that his teacher asked you to talk to him about "not getting upset about his place in line". He is 6! It's ok to get upset. Its what we do about our feelings that we can train and practice and thereby putting tools into our tool belt.</p><p></p><p>What kind of a learner does he seem to be? Visual, auditory, or kinetic? At home, I had the option of working with each child one on one in their preferred learning style. This is not possible in a classroom setting, and not every child's needs are going to be able to be addressed in school as they cater to 20-30 kids at the same time . </p><p></p><p>What kind of problems do you encounter at home? </p><p></p><p>It's also not Black and White. You can homeschool for the rest of the school year and see whether it is something that works for you and him. You can try school again when he is older. There are also alternative schools like the Sudbury Valley schools and they have smaller versions of these pop up in many communities all over the country. This might be a good alternative for your son .</p><p></p><p>Again, not minimizing your observations and experiences here, but at 6 years old not every human is capable yet of sitting still in a classroom for the major part of the day or being able to conform to a group. My children did very well with our homeschool groups where we met for park days for outdoor play, did field trips to museums and theaters and educational events. But, both of my introvert children needed downtime after these experiences and would not have been able to conform to the group and the required behaviors every day all day at 6 years old . We did a lot of expanding followed by drawing inward like our breathing. We would participate in activity, and then find restfulness and peace by listening to classical music , reading out loud, doing kids yoga etc </p><p></p><p>I think homeschooling may be worth exploring IF you quitting your job is economically feasible for you (and in the best interest of the unity of your family unit). There are many different styles of homeschooling from the more strict to the more relaxed all the way to unschooling. </p><p></p><p>A word to the wise: as young adults , my children feel it would have been better for them to attend school. They will probably change their minds on this again as they nature and grow, but I thought it fair to mention.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WiseChoices, post: 752135, member: 24254"] I have zero experience with schools, so I will share some information about homeschooling. I homeschooled both of my children all through highschool. They both went on to college, earned their A.A.s and one just graduated with a Bachelor's magna cum laude and the other will finish hers in May . What I want to say to you is that your son is very young still .I am not wanting to minimize the issues you are seeing. However, it sounds like he gets frustrated very easily and his escalated behavior may be a sign that a prior frustration went unaddressed for him. I saw a red flag when you said that his teacher asked you to talk to him about "not getting upset about his place in line". He is 6! It's ok to get upset. Its what we do about our feelings that we can train and practice and thereby putting tools into our tool belt. What kind of a learner does he seem to be? Visual, auditory, or kinetic? At home, I had the option of working with each child one on one in their preferred learning style. This is not possible in a classroom setting, and not every child's needs are going to be able to be addressed in school as they cater to 20-30 kids at the same time . What kind of problems do you encounter at home? It's also not Black and White. You can homeschool for the rest of the school year and see whether it is something that works for you and him. You can try school again when he is older. There are also alternative schools like the Sudbury Valley schools and they have smaller versions of these pop up in many communities all over the country. This might be a good alternative for your son . Again, not minimizing your observations and experiences here, but at 6 years old not every human is capable yet of sitting still in a classroom for the major part of the day or being able to conform to a group. My children did very well with our homeschool groups where we met for park days for outdoor play, did field trips to museums and theaters and educational events. But, both of my introvert children needed downtime after these experiences and would not have been able to conform to the group and the required behaviors every day all day at 6 years old . We did a lot of expanding followed by drawing inward like our breathing. We would participate in activity, and then find restfulness and peace by listening to classical music , reading out loud, doing kids yoga etc I think homeschooling may be worth exploring IF you quitting your job is economically feasible for you (and in the best interest of the unity of your family unit). There are many different styles of homeschooling from the more strict to the more relaxed all the way to unschooling. A word to the wise: as young adults , my children feel it would have been better for them to attend school. They will probably change their minds on this again as they nature and grow, but I thought it fair to mention. [/QUOTE]
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