Laura writes: This is maybe not a gifted question but a possible 2e question. Not sure. Full disclosure - my son hasnt been tested or anything specifically identified about him. Im just going off my gut here. My child is currently a public school student, with me repeatedly questioning whether or not that is meeting his needs. Hes seemingly very intelligent, good at math, loves to plan and build projects - most notably with Lego or in Minecraft, but he will attempt to engineer things out of practically anything. Verbally, however, he struggles to find the vocabulary he wants to use and says a lot of filler um and ah that distracts from his thoughts. He hates reading and writing, and falls behind on language arts based group exercises in class. Hes easy to distract - a sound, motion in the corner of his eye, hair in his eyes, will all break his train of thought if he is working at any subject other than the ones he loves. Ive read about and questioned myself on all sorts of things - ADHD, sensory processing issues, nutritional problems, anything that sounded at all like him. Honestly, I feel like it has come down to - he is just developing a little differently from his peers and a huge classroom experience is leaving him in the dust. I do not currently have the resources (especially time and childcare) or confidence to fully pull him from school. I am greatly concerned, though, about his attitude to learning and how the negativity is stemming from negative school experiences. I would like to attempt a hybrid form of education, where we just sort of try to survive the school week and then on weekends we do some studying in areas he enjoys (like currently he wants to investigate electricity). My question is: would there be value to that? Do you think the positive learning experiences on weekends would at least balance out the negative ones during the week? Do families do this? Are there concerns I might be overlooking? Any random advice you might have for this situation? I feel so frustrated for him lately, and frustrated that I cannot at this time do what I feel in my heart is most right, and just pull him out and take charge of his education in a way that meets his individual needs better.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 23:04:35 +0000
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