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I think you're right in that you don't want to continue. You either need to go the whole nine yards with the school and get an IEP in place so he has supports and training in the areas where he struggles or make a different plan. With an IEP the school can do things about increasing teacher involvement to make sure assignments are in but it won't happen without the IEP.I think the place to pose your self esteem question would be to a group of adults with similar issues as your son. I expect you'll hear opinions supporting both options.
I think you're right in that you don't want to continue. You either need to go the whole nine yards with the school and get an IEP in place so he has supports and training in the areas where he struggles or make a different plan. With an IEP the school can do things about increasing teacher involvement to make sure assignments are in but it won't happen without the IEP.
I think the place to pose your self esteem question would be to a group of adults with similar issues as your son. I expect you'll hear opinions supporting both options.