Crazy-Steph, we live in the Houston area. The other little towns we've lived in in the past, I'm sure, had no such thing as Social Development Class. It's a self-contained classroom where they focus a LOT on their behavior, not just academics. It's been wonderful and he's only been in this school for a little less than two months. His previous elementary campus didn't have such a class, so we (reluctantly, because we doubted how good it was) moved him from that campus to this one. I can't say enough nice things about it. It's making me realize now that a lot of difficult child's LOW self-esteem was brought on by the teachers there and especially the administration. They had (figuratively) beat him down so much that he felt worthless. He was in the principal's office three times a week. I guess they didn't know what to do with him...I dunno. But the school he's in now realizes that some of the things these children get into trouble for just doesn't matter in the scheme of things. No biggie. His current teacher says the biggest thing he's working on with him is to teach him to give other people "space". His academics are improving (but his academics never were bad to begin with) and his attitude is improving along with it. I will NOT say he's all better, but at least I'm beginning to think we're making a little progress. (I hope I don't have to eat those words.) I just pray that this SD class in the intermediate school next year will be as helpful and that he won't be ridiculed now that it's intermediate school. Children can be soooo cruel. EVERY school district should have these types of classes, somewhere. The class he's in now has three teachers and six students. Lots of one-on-one and that's exactly what my son needed.
