Quote From: tootsie1024I ask because if my son doesn't get the appropriate amount of help when he reaches 3rd or 4th grade, I will be doing something about his education as well. I suffer from add and know how badly i struggled with 26+ kids in my class, it was murder. I wasnot able to understand many of the requirements for each assignment and often missed simple steps. I am hoping to find some progressive way to handle add without medication for him and myself ( im going back to college).
thanks,
Melissa
Hello,
My first son is flourishing and his special needs are working for him( I have four...Em 10 1/2, Frankie 8, Dan 6 1/2, Tim 4 1/2). We have found curriculum and support in the HS community just for him. I don't believe that the grammar schools are getting the job done. I do believe that life skills are best taught at the grammar ages and they lay a firm foundation for the later years so that they can truly excel in all areas of their life.
I myself survived and I was fortunate to have a parochial education for twelve years. I completed my undergraduate degree and have a few years toward counseling and special education masters degrees.
I believe that homeschooling is perfect for everyone. I have found curriculum that I can understand to teach and it allows me to make the most of teaching my kids how to benefit from the successful coping skills I have learned because I needed to survive not because I had someone who wanted to teach me how to use my special needs to my advantage! My kids will have that help and more...there is so much good stuff ...
Get support and get educated. Visit a homeschool conference, google information, join a home school special ed yahoo group( Joyce Herzog's group is wonderful), find a local homeschool group that will allow you to learn without reinventing the wheel and afford you the support you need!
Blessings!
