Guest guest Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 isn't any of this done through the school counselor? I agree ... I think that the teacher was trying to get him challenged and surely meant it as a compliment. The problem with parental consent, in my opinion, is that many parents don't really care what their children take and so they are willing to sign off on whatever the kids want, and not necessarily what is in their best interest. I would at least make the school counselor aware of his ocd and discuss what classes would work best in keeping his anxiety in check. ________________________________ To: Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 8:48 PM Subject: School schedules  My ds (15) is in the process of picking classes for next year. So we decide to put him in only the advanced subjects he likes. I sign the form and he takes it back to school. So one teacher crosses out a class and puts him in honors class. He is already a year ahead in this subject, and son and I decided he should just take the regular version of the class, since he really doesn't love the subject. I'm sure the teacher meant well, since son is doing good in her class. But I don't think it should've been changed, without parent consent. My ds isn't going to challenge an authority figure. The school, also has no idea about his ocd last year. So I told my son to just change it back, and if anyone questions it, tell them I did it. Do these teachers not realize that kids just might have other stuff going on, and I signed the form with those classes for a reason. I carefully helped him pick classes that we felt would best fit his personality, and also providie him with an appropriate work load. I am tempted to bring up my annoyance with the school office, but don't know if I should just keep my mouth shut. Thanks for letting me vent. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 isn't any of this done through the school counselor? I agree ... I think that the teacher was trying to get him challenged and surely meant it as a compliment. The problem with parental consent, in my opinion, is that many parents don't really care what their children take and so they are willing to sign off on whatever the kids want, and not necessarily what is in their best interest. I would at least make the school counselor aware of his ocd and discuss what classes would work best in keeping his anxiety in check. ________________________________ To: Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 8:48 PM Subject: School schedules  My ds (15) is in the process of picking classes for next year. So we decide to put him in only the advanced subjects he likes. I sign the form and he takes it back to school. So one teacher crosses out a class and puts him in honors class. He is already a year ahead in this subject, and son and I decided he should just take the regular version of the class, since he really doesn't love the subject. I'm sure the teacher meant well, since son is doing good in her class. But I don't think it should've been changed, without parent consent. My ds isn't going to challenge an authority figure. The school, also has no idea about his ocd last year. So I told my son to just change it back, and if anyone questions it, tell them I did it. Do these teachers not realize that kids just might have other stuff going on, and I signed the form with those classes for a reason. I carefully helped him pick classes that we felt would best fit his personality, and also providie him with an appropriate work load. I am tempted to bring up my annoyance with the school office, but don't know if I should just keep my mouth shut. Thanks for letting me vent. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Yes, best to talk to school counselor and teacher, if he will continue to have a relationship with her throughout his HS career. We meet with the counselor at the end of the school year and at the beginning of every term to review his schedule, since OCD and his needs vary so much. > ** > > > isn't any of this done through the school counselor? I agree ... I think > that the teacher was trying to get him challenged and surely meant it as a > compliment. The problem with parental consent, in my opinion, is that many > parents don't really care what their children take and so they are willing > to sign off on whatever the kids want, and not necessarily what is in their > best interest. I would at least make the school counselor aware of his ocd > and discuss what classes would work best in keeping his anxiety in check. > > ________________________________ > > To: > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 8:48 PM > Subject: School schedules > > > > > > My ds (15) is in the process of picking classes for next year. So we > decide to put him in only the advanced subjects he likes. I sign the form > and he takes it back to school. So one teacher crosses out a class and puts > him in honors class. He is already a year ahead in this subject, and son > and I decided he should just take the regular version of the class, since > he really doesn't love the subject. > > I'm sure the teacher meant well, since son is doing good in her class. But > I don't think it should've been changed, without parent consent. My ds > isn't going to challenge an authority figure. The school, also has no idea > about his ocd last year. So I told my son to just change it back, and if > anyone questions it, tell them I did it. Do these teachers not realize that > kids just might have other stuff going on, and I signed the form with those > classes for a reason. I carefully helped him pick classes that we felt > would best fit his personality, and also providie him with an appropriate > work load. > > I am tempted to bring up my annoyance with the school office, but don't > know if I should just keep my mouth shut. Thanks for letting me vent. > Sue > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 I have a feeling the teacher meant it as a compliment, and the best way to handle it is just to let the school counselor know that you and he had carefully considered his schedule and feel that balancing his schedule with a mix of more challenging and average level classes is best for him so you want it changed back. I don't think that there is a need to involve the office in a negative way with the teacher. School schedules My ds (15) is in the process of picking classes for next year. So we decide to put him in only the advanced subjects he likes. I sign the form and he takes it back to school. So one teacher crosses out a class and puts him in honors class. He is already a year ahead in this subject, and son and I decided he should just take the regular version of the class, since he really doesn't love the subject. I'm sure the teacher meant well, since son is doing good in her class. But I don't think it should've been changed, without parent consent. My ds isn't going to challenge an authority figure. The school, also has no idea about his ocd last year. So I told my son to just change it back, and if anyone questions it, tell them I did it. Do these teachers not realize that kids just might have other stuff going on, and I signed the form with those classes for a reason. I carefully helped him pick classes that we felt would best fit his personality, and also providie him with an appropriate work load. I am tempted to bring up my annoyance with the school office, but don't know if I should just keep my mouth shut. Thanks for letting me vent. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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