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By: cagey

cagey — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:25:44 +0000

Whoa. I just clicked over here and you have been updating! I wonder what happened to my feed on Bloglines.

I hope things are well and I am updating my reader.

Hang in there with Seth!

By: jaelithe

jaelithe — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:38:44 +0000

I am glad you are listening to your own instincts and getting this checked out.

It may be, too, though that this school is just not the right fit for Seth. I remember how you described his open classroom setting, and it seems to me that sort of environment would be EXTREMELY distracting to a child with sensory issues– even a child who has had years of therapy to help him overcome his sensory issues. And if he is having a hard time at school because he doesn’t work well in that environment, his feelings associated with his struggle to perform may have given him a general dislike for doing schoolwork. He may THINK he can’t do worksheets, even at home, because people at school have been TREATING him like he can’t do worksheets.

My son’s preschool music class teacher recently told me about an educational study that was done years ago where, at the start of a school year, teachers were given a list of students with performance assessments for the previous year’s behavior written next to each name. Each student was labeled POOR, AVERAGE, or GOOD. And at the end of the year, each student had performed exactly according to that label.

But, the labels had actually been randomly assigned, and had nothing to do with the kids’ actual behavior the previous year. The kids performed just how the teachers expected them to, because the teachers expected them to behave that way. It makes me wonder how many kids with attention problems are actually just really discouraged by their classroom environment.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:30:44 +0000

It’s tough to be faced with these questions about our kids, isn’t it? Sounds like you’re handling the discovery process gracefully and providing such support to Seth. We’re facing some of our own discussions about Rosie beginning this week — to see if there’s something more than just the speech delay going on. We’ll see how it goes.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:20:14 +0000

Lisa,
It sounds like you are doing all the right things to get Seth the help he needs. Remember there is nothing wrong with asking for help. That is why the school districts employ those folks. You are just helping to stimulate the economy.
Every child is special in his/her own way. Seth may never be the smartest kid in the class but that does not mean he won’t be a happy child and a successful man in time to come. We will keep you, Marc, & Seth in our thoughts and prayers.(I know prayers are not your thing, but they are mine, so bear with me) Keep your head up, after all you’re a Clinton County girl, we can handle anything.

Kathy

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:18:46 +0000

Lisa,
It sounds like you are doing all the right things to get Seth the help he needs. Remember there is nothing wrong with asking for help. That is why the scholl districts employ those folks. You are just helping to stimulate the economy.
Every child is special in his/her own way. Seth may never be the smartest kid in the class but that does not mean he won’t be a happy child and a successful man in time to come. We will keep you, Marc, & Seth in our thoughts and prayers.(I know prayers are not your thing, but they are mine, so bear with me) Keep your head up, after all your a Clinton County girl, we can handle anything.

Kathy

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:19:10 +0000

Go with your “gut instinct” — if you feel like Seth needs help, he most likely does. And it is great that you are on this early; my son didn’t begin to get the help he needed till seventh grade because when I saw some of the problems you describe and I asked his elementary-school teachers what I should do, they had no answers. I did try to have him evaluated in (I think) third grade, but at that time I didn’t realize that the school didn’t want to admit anything was wrong that they would need to work with (and pay for). The wait caused my son enormous frustration.

Two excellent resources to get you going: The “Great Schools” site:
http://www.schwablearning.org/resources.aspx?g=1&s=2

…and the book “Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition,” by Peter W. D. Wright, Esq. and Pamela Darr Wright. This gives a huge amount of insight into dealing with schools.

Good luck! You are a wonderful mom to see the problem early and work to help your little boy.

By: j

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:51:07 +0000

the anticipation / not knowing is totally terrifying. My thoughts are with you!

By: mamatulip

mamatulip — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:21:04 +0000

I’m sorry that you’re going through this. I really am.

I gotta tell you though, what I get from this post is a mother who is deeply devoted to her son. The love coming from this post is beautiful, MWM.