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<blockquote data-quote="1 Day At a Time" data-source="post: 206242" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>Kjs,</p><p></p><p>I hear what you are saying, and I completely understand why you are upset. </p><p></p><p>Our difficult child is on the block system, and I don't mind saying I absolutely detest it. I would have taken difficult child out of the school years ago but he is adamant about wanting to stay there, so we have suffered through it.</p><p></p><p>It is absolutely true, that when you miss a block system class you are missing several days' work. There is no room for "life" in that. Kids can't afford to be sick, they can't afford to miss any time at all - it's just too difficult to make up the time. Our difficult child has a physicial disability as well as Asperger's Syndrome. He has numerous physicians' appointments - he has to go to the orthodontist, the dentist, the periodontist... You get the picture. None of these docs or dentists set appointments outside of school hours. So, we are constantly negotiating with teachers about missed work. difficult child hates doing the work when he is in class , and he really hates making it up!!!</p><p></p><p>This was never an issue when I went to high school . If you were sick, it was ok to stay home and you had time to make up your work. No one stressed about it. I think these kids have absolutely too much pressure. </p><p></p><p>If I had it to do over, I'd have our difficult child in a different school where we didn't have to fight so hard for accommodations for his needs. Maybe another school would be more accommodating for your son?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1 Day At a Time, post: 206242, member: 3704"] Kjs, I hear what you are saying, and I completely understand why you are upset. Our difficult child is on the block system, and I don't mind saying I absolutely detest it. I would have taken difficult child out of the school years ago but he is adamant about wanting to stay there, so we have suffered through it. It is absolutely true, that when you miss a block system class you are missing several days' work. There is no room for "life" in that. Kids can't afford to be sick, they can't afford to miss any time at all - it's just too difficult to make up the time. Our difficult child has a physicial disability as well as Asperger's Syndrome. He has numerous physicians' appointments - he has to go to the orthodontist, the dentist, the periodontist... You get the picture. None of these docs or dentists set appointments outside of school hours. So, we are constantly negotiating with teachers about missed work. difficult child hates doing the work when he is in class , and he really hates making it up!!! This was never an issue when I went to high school . If you were sick, it was ok to stay home and you had time to make up your work. No one stressed about it. I think these kids have absolutely too much pressure. If I had it to do over, I'd have our difficult child in a different school where we didn't have to fight so hard for accommodations for his needs. Maybe another school would be more accommodating for your son? [/QUOTE]
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