You know, in speaking to mothers of other 12/13 year old boys....the lost, forgot, didn't follow directions is pretty much a part of puberty/age of the boys...it's not unique to my son and according to the middle school counselor when I asked for advice on how I'm going about this and if what dh and I were doing was on the right track....he confirmed with me what we were doing was the best course of action.
I don't have a 9 year old and as I have said, this is a work in progress a journey...things change from year to year....what I expected of my 9 year old is totally different than what I now expect of him at 11 years of age.
In my district, it *is* lack of resources-- for example, money to reduce class sizes, provide tutoring and other intervention services, offer every kid who needs it early preschool and all-day K (they're working on that one, however). And I think resources should be addressed toward the barriers some parents face in being more involved in their kids' education.
I don't know if that's possible, but I think it's possible to have more involvement from many parents in my district. I'm certainly not willing to say that unless you get 100% involvement, it isn't worth trying. I think kids deserve that.
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Painful?
PumpkinAngel
You know, in speaking to mothers of other 12/13 year old boys....the lost, forgot, didn't follow directions is pretty much a part of puberty/age of the boys...it's not unique to my son and according to the middle school counselor when I asked for advice on how I'm going about this and if what dh and I were doing was on the right track....he confirmed with me what we were doing was the best course of action.
PumpkinAngel
I don't have a 9 year old and as I have said, this is a work in progress a journey...things change from year to year....what I expected of my 9 year old is totally different than what I now expect of him at 11 years of age.
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Which is different than what I'm doing...exactly
PumpkinAngel
Actually it's the best time, the grades don't factor into the overall gpa in high school.
PumpkinAngel
Hmmmm... as a whole?
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