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Is J gifted (and should I give up)?
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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 534993" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>I'm honestly not bothered about J (or anyone) being "special" or above or anything like that. Or about all the academic shenanigins which tap into the same desire for competition and status (yeah, as warned, I'm just an old hippie). But what I am concerned about, I realised today, is J being given a good sense of himself rather than a negative one. This is what it comes down to, I think - in this conventional system, J is punished, marginalised, made constantly to feel that he is naughty and difficult (well, he is naughty and difficult, lol, but he also has many strengths and qualities that are NOT being brought out). In an alternative school, hopefully, J would be seen and validated. And I feel that is more important than imbibing loads of useless information that will be of absolutely no use to him, in this world or the hereafter.</p><p>Despite all the fears and dangers of changing now, I'm beginning to be seriously tempted to consider the Waldorf school that is about an hour and a half from where I live. Would have to rent a place during the week and come back here at weekends, and it would be a financial burden and risk... but. I am seriously tempted, for J's sake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 534993, member: 11227"] I'm honestly not bothered about J (or anyone) being "special" or above or anything like that. Or about all the academic shenanigins which tap into the same desire for competition and status (yeah, as warned, I'm just an old hippie). But what I am concerned about, I realised today, is J being given a good sense of himself rather than a negative one. This is what it comes down to, I think - in this conventional system, J is punished, marginalised, made constantly to feel that he is naughty and difficult (well, he is naughty and difficult, lol, but he also has many strengths and qualities that are NOT being brought out). In an alternative school, hopefully, J would be seen and validated. And I feel that is more important than imbibing loads of useless information that will be of absolutely no use to him, in this world or the hereafter. Despite all the fears and dangers of changing now, I'm beginning to be seriously tempted to consider the Waldorf school that is about an hour and a half from where I live. Would have to rent a place during the week and come back here at weekends, and it would be a financial burden and risk... but. I am seriously tempted, for J's sake. [/QUOTE]
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