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Re: More behavior "issues" sweetpeas #128007 04/23/12 08:30 AM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 948 D deacongirl Member
deacongirl Member D Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 948	Originally Posted by sweetpeas Thank you all!!! Grinity - if I could reach through the screen and give you a big hug, I would. I LOVE the idea of the daily worksheet for the teacher. It's brilliant! I just created the form and e-mailed the school to let them know about it. I'll send 5 along in his backpack on Monday. Hopefully they will actually fill them out. If they don't.... well, all the more reason to leave the school now. Communication with his teacher hasn't been great, and I hope this will help. I am really leaning heavily towards pulling him out for this summer and letting him start fresh in the Fall at the new pre-K school. I just have to convince my DH. But... we'll see. Maybe we will have a big turnaround here. My son is happy and well behaved when he is home with me - so, it seems logical to keep him at home. Thank you all again, this thread has been a total sanity saver. I'm so grateful and touched that you all have taken the time to share your stories and suggestions. It means so much to me - and my husband too! THANK YOU!!! I'll keep you all posted as things develop and as I undoubtedly need more advice. I agree with the bolded. And I also love the daily report idea from Grinity. May just have to steal it! Hope that things improve at the school.

Re: More behavior "issues" sweetpeas #128015 04/23/12 10:46 AM
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 288 L LNEsMom Member
LNEsMom Member L Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 288	I am just curious, and feel free to not answer if you prefer, but why is your DH against pulling him out? I think your plan to take him out for the summer is solid. There is no reason to put him in this environment if he is not happy there. And I think your concerns about how it could effect his self-esteem are very valid. You definitely don't want him to start thinking there is something wrong with HIM just because the classroom environment is not right. I would definitely say that this happened to my DS to a degree, although he is doing MUCH better now that he is a bit older!

Re: More behavior "issues" sweetpeas #128029 04/23/12 02:10 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,840 North Texas Austin Member
Austin Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,840 North Texas	Just to be on the safe side I'd be prepared to accept that no school will work.

Re: More behavior "issues" sweetpeas #128031 04/23/12 02:14 PM
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 80 S sweetpeas OP Member
OP sweetpeas Member S Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 80	LNEsMom - My DH says he doesn't want to pull him out because he wants "continuity" and also he doesn't want to send the message that when things get difficult for our son that we'll just change schools. I think other other issue, although unspoken, is that my husband works at home and it would be distracting (even if I was the one with my son all day). Last edited by sweetpeas; 04/23/12 03:15 PM.

Re: More behavior "issues" Austin #128032 04/23/12 02:18 PM
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 80 S sweetpeas OP Member
OP sweetpeas Member S Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 80	Originally Posted by Austin Just to be on the safe side I'd be prepared to accept that no school will work. ACK! LOL... I hear ya, though. I've told my husband more than once that we (I) may end up homeschooling him. He wasn't too excited about that, of course. I mean, if he doesn't want a 3-year-old home all summer of course homeschooling won't sound appealing to him. I'd prefer to find a school that works, but I'm all for homeschooling if it is the best option. I have high hoped for the private gifted school. But, yeah, I'm trying to plant some ideas with DH that school might always be a tough fit for DS.

Re: More behavior "issues" sweetpeas #128064 04/24/12 06:49 AM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 954 N. Texas epoh Member
epoh Member Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 954 N. Texas	Well, you don't have to actually be at HOME to homeschool. You could use the public library for 'school time' or the park or anywhere, really. There's no reason you have to stay at the house. ~amy

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