ckremer7: does your son have a private therapist? If so, maybe the school should see a treatment plan and get some accomodation suggestions. On the other hand - a 504 or IEP is not a guaranty. My son rebelled against the 504 - he squeeked by only by my over parenting and advocating. Usually these plans work but if you have a kid that is stubborn, like mine, it's a challenge.
Why does he not like the principal? My son doesn't like any of his teachers - they don't understand him or are mean or weird, etc. etc.
Does he have a diagnosis?
Sometimes a public school is better for Special kids because they are required by law to provide services.
I wish could offer you more. We have been telling our son that if he doesn't pass this year, he won't be moving on to the high school with his friends.
You also have to look at the big picture. How is his behavor when he is not in school?
One thing I have discovered about our kids, is there is no easy answer or quick fix.
Aarons mom - I just found out the first progress report iss 10/5. He has a dr. apt. on 10/4. I think I'l reschedule for after the 5th.
My son is beginning to exhibit the anxiety symptoms of last year. I'm finding it hard to let him sink or swim because I see him slowly sinking again but this seems to be part of the psychiatrist's plan.
I would make a list from website of his homework asignments and have your son bring his binders and all home every night and go through and find the work. If he needs to do the work make him do it at home. I try to monitor my sons school work and I go through binders all the time questioning this and that. Only certain teachers at my son's school put the assignments on their site so I do not have something to go by.
Wish I could help but give you a cyber hug. Sounds just like my son.
He's in 8th grade now. Last year he was on the verge of failing. A 504 plan was started. My son rebelled against the plan, the therapist and everything. He barely squeeked by.
We now have a new therapist that that is telling us we have to let my son find his own way and suffer the consequences of his actions or lack of actions. Is it working? I can't tell you. We are waiting for the first progress report.
I let my son sink or swim last year. He almost sunk. The only thing that saved him was getting an iep in place by the end of the year and he squeaked by. If your son needs an iep or 504 plan you should have it done. My son is in 8th grade too. Luckily mine isn't rebelling. I told him if he gets and can do all that is being taught him to be a better student the iep would go away eventually. So he is working with them. I am too waiting for the first progress report with crossed fingers.Hello, I understand where you are coming from. It is a constant battle with our son now in high school. We stay in contact with each teacher via email on a weekly basis. We check their web pages for homework that needs done. I check his home work at then at each night to make sure it has been done. Is your son teachers and consulers aware of his special needs? I also email his consuler on a weekly basis and at first sign of drop in grades in class room or behaviour problems they let me know. This has worked so far..we of course have bad days and good days. Take care
[QUOTE=ckremer7]This year is starting out to be another chananging year for my son. He's in 7th grade this year as a parent we have access to see his grades and homework assignment right away on the schools web site. In the begining he tried harder and was getting all A's and B's he felt good about himself but something happened and I don't know what all his grades have fallen to C or D and it seems like he has just given up I don't know what to do any advise I've tried to ask him but being he is just about a teenager he doen't want to tell me.......[/QUOTE]
Its still very early in the school year. I'm sure that it's much harder than last year. Depending on wehre you live these schools actually give our kids testing at the beginning of school. Is there anyone he will talk to about his grades within the family? Good luck with this. I am not looking forward to 7th grade.
Thank you everyone who has give me advise however we already do this with his teachers. my son goes to a private school and it's a very small school there are only 18 kids in the 7th grade. they don't have any school counselors only the principal and my son doesn't feel he cares about him. I've talked to the school about and IEP program but because they are private they don't have to provide me with one. however they are working with me and have given Tyler extra help in the subjets he normally struggles with like math and english. any other ideas?