Just a little whine
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| Tue, 10-02-2007 - 2:25pm |
Hi all. Just feel like whining a bit, I guess. It's not really a vent.....lets call it a whiny update.....
Extended School Days suck! I have to start getting Sam up at 530 am so he is up, fed and ready to go by 715am. By the time the bused kids leave and we get out of all the traffic coming out of school In the aftertoon we don't get home until 4pm. Tues we go straight to Karate so we don't get home until 530pm. Mon Karate is at 545pm, and sometimes Sam just can't get his homework done right afterschool. We leave at around 520pm so there isn't much time right afterschool for down time, snack *and* homework. On those days we eat dinner late (7pm) and try to get *some* homework done so Sam can have one tv show. Doesn't the kid get some downtime!?!?!?
Sam's world revolves around TV time, seriously. And this new school schedule really F's with that big time and totally stresses him out. He doesn't know if and when he will get tv because it all revolves around him doing *some* homework. I neither want nor expect him to finish all of it, but I'd like him to at least get *some* done.
Karate is too important for social and strengthening reasons to cut it out....the homework's got to go! Sam says his teacher gets mad when he doesn't finish it. I asked him how he knew and he said it was her tone of voice!!!! I'm hoping that he's misinterpreting that. I write notes when he can't get it done and he always does finish it on some later day. Sometimes that is the weekend which can be good to keep some kind of structure and routine to weekends. Sometimes he just plumb forgets to check his cubby. I know she just doesn't get "it" with the dx. I'm anxious for our IEP review in a couple of weeks actually. When I asked her how the planning was going with that, she said the SpEd teacher was taking care of all that. So I'm on my guard about this meeting big time. I'm not entirely sure that she'll even be there......that's the impression she gave me. She seems like a nice enough person though. Alot of positive reinforcement going on in class. I think Sam likes her which is good.
The extended day doesn't seem to be causing as much stress as I'd thought though. I think there is less pressure to fit so much in a day for him and reading.....etc is easier for him this year anyhow. He gets more science/social studies everyday and he loves those. But he is still behind so there is some pressure to catch him up. But his frustration tolerance is soooooo low that we really can't push him *at all* or he gets so stressed out. I've decided that he's just going to be behind until he's ready. If he starts to loose it, he won't learn at all. At least now he's learning some even if he is behind grade level (which I don't think is really that much.)
So.....so far so good. Mornings stink, afterschool is rocky at times. But he's doing pretty well. I'm curious what his teacher's thoughts are on that. I'm more concerned about his stress level and social/emotional well being. I know she's more worried about the academic side.
Chrystee



Holy cow Chrystee! That is a very long day. I can't believe they expect kids that age to go to school for so many hours AND do homework?
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