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<blockquote data-quote="Pam R" data-source="post: 93090" data-attributes="member: 108"><p>I've homeschooled our son always, except 2 very brief and very disasterous trials at school.</p><p></p><p>You don't need to be book smart. You need to be smart about your child. Each child, even within a family, learns differently. You need to be able to teach how your child can learn. And you, not some teacher, knows this best. Who after all, taught them to speak, to know colors and animals, etc.?</p><p></p><p>What if you can't handle him all day? I can't handle my son all day. But I was lucky in that husband has been home also (both of us disabled with chronic illness) through the worst of it and we tag team. But if you have any physical support system, you can make use of that. Have them take him to the library, the zoo, the museum, the afternoon activity, theater, music, the hundreds of cool things to do out there.</p><p></p><p>A positive change for my son? His therapist who did all the neuro-psyche testing told us if he had not been homeschooled, he would not function anywhere near the level he does now. If he'd been in school, chances are he'd be involved with drugs, etc. because he'd have to kill the pain engendered there somehow. My son experienced the same horrible stuff you expressed.</p><p></p><p>My son is now 16.5 and it's not any easier now. But I am glad I did it. I feel he has the skills he will need to survive out there, and what skills we can't teach, we've found outside places that can. </p><p></p><p>So I can say, though a very hard row to hoe, I'm glad we persevered. </p><p></p><p>Pam R.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pam R, post: 93090, member: 108"] I've homeschooled our son always, except 2 very brief and very disasterous trials at school. You don't need to be book smart. You need to be smart about your child. Each child, even within a family, learns differently. You need to be able to teach how your child can learn. And you, not some teacher, knows this best. Who after all, taught them to speak, to know colors and animals, etc.? What if you can't handle him all day? I can't handle my son all day. But I was lucky in that husband has been home also (both of us disabled with chronic illness) through the worst of it and we tag team. But if you have any physical support system, you can make use of that. Have them take him to the library, the zoo, the museum, the afternoon activity, theater, music, the hundreds of cool things to do out there. A positive change for my son? His therapist who did all the neuro-psyche testing told us if he had not been homeschooled, he would not function anywhere near the level he does now. If he'd been in school, chances are he'd be involved with drugs, etc. because he'd have to kill the pain engendered there somehow. My son experienced the same horrible stuff you expressed. My son is now 16.5 and it's not any easier now. But I am glad I did it. I feel he has the skills he will need to survive out there, and what skills we can't teach, we've found outside places that can. So I can say, though a very hard row to hoe, I'm glad we persevered. Pam R. [/QUOTE]
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