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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 522914" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>Susie -</p><p></p><p>easy child actually reads very well. We did have him evaluated for vision therapy but the therapist did not think he was a good candidate for it and she felt the colored lenses were not needed for him because his reading is good. I did do a 9 month course of VT for babyboy and I do believe in it. Actually, the VT thinks easy child should come in when he does driver's ed, which will be this summer.</p><p></p><p>Our HS prides itself on its high state test scores, which it achieves in part by funneling kids they don't think will do great into lower level classes, some of which don't have state exams. For instance, all but the brightest kids are discouraged from taking physics and even chemistry because there are state exams. There is a track in each subject that does not take the state test. easy child was not placed in chemistry, even the non-state test class, for next year but put into forensics. difficult child this year decided that AP Bio was not worth his effort as he is also taking AP Physics so he decided to take Forensics just so he wouldn't have free periods, which he hates. Despite going in after the first quarter and doing no work, he still got an A for the semester. He dropped it after the semester because he said he could not tolerate it any longer - he felt that my 7th grader could do the class and get an A. They already told easy child he wouldn't be able to do chem because he doesn't have the math skills so he is now refusing to even try. </p><p></p><p>He is so beaten down that he doesn't even want to try AP classes in history, his best and favorite subject. He has already decided to go to community college to start with so it doesn't matter. I am hoping to get him in to a voc tech course in police science. Ironically, he will have to take forensics, but it will be on a higher level than the school course and he may actually learn something.</p><p></p><p>As for accommodations, the high level classes are so fast and easy child is not motivated enough to want to do it. My friend's son did take AP classes in math and science because even though he is also dyslexic, he is math gifted. My school does not offer honors level classes in anything other than math or science - it is AP level or slowed down and even more slowed down. Socially, I am happy I brought easy child back to district but educationally, it's like 2 different schools - one for the bright kids like difficult child and one for everyone else. Even H has noticed how much less of an education easy child is getting. Frankly, I am thinking of taking out a second mortgage to send baby boy to private hs if he doesn't get into honors bio in 9th grade. easy child loves the hs and won't leave except for the half day voc program.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 522914, member: 3493"] Susie - easy child actually reads very well. We did have him evaluated for vision therapy but the therapist did not think he was a good candidate for it and she felt the colored lenses were not needed for him because his reading is good. I did do a 9 month course of VT for babyboy and I do believe in it. Actually, the VT thinks easy child should come in when he does driver's ed, which will be this summer. Our HS prides itself on its high state test scores, which it achieves in part by funneling kids they don't think will do great into lower level classes, some of which don't have state exams. For instance, all but the brightest kids are discouraged from taking physics and even chemistry because there are state exams. There is a track in each subject that does not take the state test. easy child was not placed in chemistry, even the non-state test class, for next year but put into forensics. difficult child this year decided that AP Bio was not worth his effort as he is also taking AP Physics so he decided to take Forensics just so he wouldn't have free periods, which he hates. Despite going in after the first quarter and doing no work, he still got an A for the semester. He dropped it after the semester because he said he could not tolerate it any longer - he felt that my 7th grader could do the class and get an A. They already told easy child he wouldn't be able to do chem because he doesn't have the math skills so he is now refusing to even try. He is so beaten down that he doesn't even want to try AP classes in history, his best and favorite subject. He has already decided to go to community college to start with so it doesn't matter. I am hoping to get him in to a voc tech course in police science. Ironically, he will have to take forensics, but it will be on a higher level than the school course and he may actually learn something. As for accommodations, the high level classes are so fast and easy child is not motivated enough to want to do it. My friend's son did take AP classes in math and science because even though he is also dyslexic, he is math gifted. My school does not offer honors level classes in anything other than math or science - it is AP level or slowed down and even more slowed down. Socially, I am happy I brought easy child back to district but educationally, it's like 2 different schools - one for the bright kids like difficult child and one for everyone else. Even H has noticed how much less of an education easy child is getting. Frankly, I am thinking of taking out a second mortgage to send baby boy to private hs if he doesn't get into honors bio in 9th grade. easy child loves the hs and won't leave except for the half day voc program. [/QUOTE]
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