Waste of a year

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Registered: 09-09-2005
Waste of a year
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Wed, 05-03-2006 - 10:40am

Why do I feel kindergarten has been nothing but a big waste of time!!!!!

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Registered: 05-18-2004
Wed, 05-03-2006 - 5:56pm

Having dealt with a child who was stressed to the point of mental breakdown from school not acknowledging his needs, at this point I'd adopt the attitude of, "let's just get through the rest of the year." Schools typically don't start any programs in may, so like you've so aptly described, it's been a waste of time. :( I'm sorry it's been a rotten year for you.

I would back off at home as well. Try to just do some activities that are fun where you can attempt to sneak in a bit of educational stuff, but I personally would just give the poor little guy a break if he's shutting down. He's saying "NO MORE!!!" I mean...do the homework, but if he's really shutting down I'd even consider leaving it and telling the school that he's too stressed, they need to adapt it, etc. You DON'T need to push him to do things that he can't do just because they say so.

:( I hope that things get better!