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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 391930" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I think you will find this reaction whereever you place him. There is nothing wrong in exploring all your options to give you the most clear picture of where you really want to be so if you really want to switch to this other place, visit them and ask lots of questions. How are they different? Will a change in scenery really help?</p><p> </p><p>So, he is overwhelmed with homework. My difficult child went through the same thing at the height of his anxiety. The worked looked to be so much and he would waste up to 2 - 3 hours fussing over something that took about 10 minutes top if he would have just done it.</p><p> </p><p>I would work with his sense of overwhelmness. What can help with that? Work with him to find the best time for homework. Every kid is different. I know I did not want to force my kids to do homework right after school because I believed they needed a break, however, that ended up being the best time for my difficult child - on his own he started getting his work done as soon as he arrived home. Our school has an after school homework help room where anyone can go to do their work. This is awesome because that means no text books to carry to and from school. If the student needs help with an assignment, than there is a teacher there to help.</p><p> </p><p>Then work on helping him to take one step at a time. Choose one assignments and don't think about the others. Do one thing at a time. </p><p> </p><p>I find myself these last few years getting more and more overwhelmed with what needs to be done than I ever did in the past. Like packing today - it never bothered me before, I just did it - but now I look at the whole picture and feel that it is impossible to do in the time frame I have so I shut down and things get worse as my timeline shortens and NOTHING has been done.</p><p> </p><p>My difficult child very seldom has homework and is getting A's and B's. He wants to get into a daily study hall but in this school that is only for those kids struggling. In Diva's school, I had to fight for a study hall because that was only for those who earned the priviledge by having good grades (very backwards). I solved that one by having her math done at a summer school so she could use her scheduled math time for study hall - it helped. I am not going to fight for difficult child to get into a study hall because he is not struggling.</p><p> </p><p>Talk to the school to see what they can do to help provide a time for your difficult child to do homework at school. If they say there is time at the end of the class, then investigate what the environment is. Do kids who are done talk to their friends? Is it more of a social time than a work time? Does your difficult child want to get in on the social time? What can be done to make sure he is using every minute the school provides to do the work?</p><p> </p><p>Is he comfortable in going back to the teacher and saying he doesn't understand? (My difficult child and Diva would not ask the teachers for further help).</p><p> </p><p>So, there is so much to consider. I agree with going into the archives of this site and looking at school problems to see if something will help. Also, knowing more about the diagnosis and about triggers might help us to better pinpoint more beneficial input/advise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 391930, member: 5096"] I think you will find this reaction whereever you place him. There is nothing wrong in exploring all your options to give you the most clear picture of where you really want to be so if you really want to switch to this other place, visit them and ask lots of questions. How are they different? Will a change in scenery really help? So, he is overwhelmed with homework. My difficult child went through the same thing at the height of his anxiety. The worked looked to be so much and he would waste up to 2 - 3 hours fussing over something that took about 10 minutes top if he would have just done it. I would work with his sense of overwhelmness. What can help with that? Work with him to find the best time for homework. Every kid is different. I know I did not want to force my kids to do homework right after school because I believed they needed a break, however, that ended up being the best time for my difficult child - on his own he started getting his work done as soon as he arrived home. Our school has an after school homework help room where anyone can go to do their work. This is awesome because that means no text books to carry to and from school. If the student needs help with an assignment, than there is a teacher there to help. Then work on helping him to take one step at a time. Choose one assignments and don't think about the others. Do one thing at a time. I find myself these last few years getting more and more overwhelmed with what needs to be done than I ever did in the past. Like packing today - it never bothered me before, I just did it - but now I look at the whole picture and feel that it is impossible to do in the time frame I have so I shut down and things get worse as my timeline shortens and NOTHING has been done. My difficult child very seldom has homework and is getting A's and B's. He wants to get into a daily study hall but in this school that is only for those kids struggling. In Diva's school, I had to fight for a study hall because that was only for those who earned the priviledge by having good grades (very backwards). I solved that one by having her math done at a summer school so she could use her scheduled math time for study hall - it helped. I am not going to fight for difficult child to get into a study hall because he is not struggling. Talk to the school to see what they can do to help provide a time for your difficult child to do homework at school. If they say there is time at the end of the class, then investigate what the environment is. Do kids who are done talk to their friends? Is it more of a social time than a work time? Does your difficult child want to get in on the social time? What can be done to make sure he is using every minute the school provides to do the work? Is he comfortable in going back to the teacher and saying he doesn't understand? (My difficult child and Diva would not ask the teachers for further help). So, there is so much to consider. I agree with going into the archives of this site and looking at school problems to see if something will help. Also, knowing more about the diagnosis and about triggers might help us to better pinpoint more beneficial input/advise. [/QUOTE]
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