Re: transitioning back to school

[Guest guest]

Hi , this is a good idea (the library approach) thanks for

posting (my 10 yr old son also on homebound). My son does not do a

lick of work on his own (at home) and this frustrates me. His tutor

does not get alot done with him. It mostly has to be supervised and

practically completed by me. (Guess this really irks me b/c have

already complained about it here before). I even joked with my 13 yr

old " I'll pay you to do all this stuff (since somebody else has to

do his writing anyways) so we can just get it turned in, and I'll

just go over it with your brother on our own time " . " Mom! That would

be cheating! "

This set-up has led me to consider homeschool(which I do with my 15

yr old, did with my 13 yr old until middle school, where she now does

independent study, and did with my 19 yr old through 6th grade).

We would use a less tedious/heavy work load and emphasis on what

interests him with more oral/discussion/research type learning than

pages and pages of textbook fill-in-blanks and and worksheets- since

I'm doing the bulk of the work/teaching anyways...and much convinced

that 5th grade schooling is not an enlightening learning experience

(I cannot stand trying to lean from textbooks b/c it is so dry and

boring).

However, then we lose access to the exposure effects of being in

school, soclaizing etc. I do not committ to one way or another very

easily, always weighing options- maybe a bit ocd-ish...

nancy grace

>

> Hi,

> My son, 10, OCD, has been out of school since october. He was

> refusing school work to the point of meltdowns and running out of

> class. We decided to homeschool with the hope of transitioning him

> back to school. After a couple months of trying to get the schools

> help with this, they finally came out and said 'if you are home

> schooling then you cannot access the academics at school.' So we

> reenrolled him in school and had our Psychiatrist complete a DOE

> form stating that " it is detrimental to 's mental health to be

> in school while he is undergoing medicine changes " . So now they

are

> obligated to provide home tutoring. We have just started the home

> tutoring and my son, , is still resisting some. Our plan/hope

> is that when he starts complying 100% with the tutor we will then

> have the tutor work with him at school in the library. If this

goes

> well then we will have kevin move to the classroom, one class at a

> time until he is comfortable with a full day. I don't know if it

> will work but I can't think of any other way to do ERP with school.

>

> Meanwhile we are trying to find a medicine, supplement and or diet

> change that will help him.

>

> in MA

>

[Guest guest]

HI nancy, My son does not do a whole lot of school work on his own

either. I have to hold a reward over his head constantly. He will

often just shut down and not respond. VERY frustrating!! On a

positive note, we just might make it to the Lego store this weekend

(his reward for completing work this week). And ice cream daily!

in MA