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<blockquote data-quote="ROE" data-source="post: 37707" data-attributes="member: 2276"><p>Is your difficult child failing classes? Sorry if I missed this in another post-I'm not always online. I live in southeast Wisconsin. If my difficult child were failing classes (which he is)he would be allowed to take summer school no matter what his state test scores were. My difficult child is in high school. I am guessing your difficult child is in elementary school. Maybe that is the difference. </p><p></p><p>I have worked at my son's SD for the last 14 years. I know that the summer school program has been greatly reduced due to budget cuts. The classes that are offered are required classes(the fun stuff has been cut). At the elementary level kids in our SD need to have a teacher recommendation for summer school. In high school a failing grade in a required class qualifies students for summer school regardless of state test scores. My difficult child scored average and above average in most subjects but presently he is failing his sophmore year (I am frustrated and sad). I have never pushed summer school on him because he has not been willing to cooperate. If I can't get him to do it during the school year, I am not going to be able to get him to do it during the summer if he is not willing. </p><p></p><p>If you are looking for some structure to your difficult child's summer perhaps your community has something to offer. Our park and recreation department offers a variety of structured activities for kid to particpate in: sports, arts, creative writing etc,; as well as, supervised activites at playgrounds. We also have a center called the Parents Place that offers a variety of classes for both parents and challenging kids. </p><p></p><p>Do you think there is a possibility that your difficult child's defiance in school may be related to the fact that he is so advanced? Maybe he needs a more challenging program (G/T programs are taking cuts in our SD). I don't know. I've heard of this type of thing before but don't have experience with it myself. My cousin's son is gifted and he had some hard times growing up...alot of it seemed to be that he was years beyond his peers intellectually and he had trouble "fitting in".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ROE, post: 37707, member: 2276"] Is your difficult child failing classes? Sorry if I missed this in another post-I'm not always online. I live in southeast Wisconsin. If my difficult child were failing classes (which he is)he would be allowed to take summer school no matter what his state test scores were. My difficult child is in high school. I am guessing your difficult child is in elementary school. Maybe that is the difference. I have worked at my son's SD for the last 14 years. I know that the summer school program has been greatly reduced due to budget cuts. The classes that are offered are required classes(the fun stuff has been cut). At the elementary level kids in our SD need to have a teacher recommendation for summer school. In high school a failing grade in a required class qualifies students for summer school regardless of state test scores. My difficult child scored average and above average in most subjects but presently he is failing his sophmore year (I am frustrated and sad). I have never pushed summer school on him because he has not been willing to cooperate. If I can't get him to do it during the school year, I am not going to be able to get him to do it during the summer if he is not willing. If you are looking for some structure to your difficult child's summer perhaps your community has something to offer. Our park and recreation department offers a variety of structured activities for kid to particpate in: sports, arts, creative writing etc,; as well as, supervised activites at playgrounds. We also have a center called the Parents Place that offers a variety of classes for both parents and challenging kids. Do you think there is a possibility that your difficult child's defiance in school may be related to the fact that he is so advanced? Maybe he needs a more challenging program (G/T programs are taking cuts in our SD). I don't know. I've heard of this type of thing before but don't have experience with it myself. My cousin's son is gifted and he had some hard times growing up...alot of it seemed to be that he was years beyond his peers intellectually and he had trouble "fitting in". [/QUOTE]
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