This year has been a mixed bag for DS11. He skipped 6th and started 7th at the beginning of the year, with 8th math. His nonexistent executive functioning got him some grade problems, with all the missed assignments that he either forgot all about, turned in unfinished, or completed and then forgot to turn in. He managed to pull at least a C in all his classes at semester, due to last-minute cramming to catch up. At semester, I lobbied for, and got him, a switch of two classes to the e-school, and he started in Video Game Design and the second half of Algebra I. He has done very well in those, with nearly 100% in both, but his other classes continue to be plagued with the forgetfulness. He pulled everything back up at the quarter by turning in a bunch of missing stuff, and he's managing to hang on by the fingernails this last quarter.
I'm aiming for 5 e-school classes next year, with two regular classes, the ones at the end of the day. I want him to keep his feet in the door and be able to see people a little bit, but I think he will do much better with a large proportion of online classes.
DD7, in second grade, has had a rough year and it's hard to tell where she's at. She switched from the high reading group to the regular reading group at the last quarter (or semester? time flies) because her comprehension as tested was looking grim. I haven't heard how she's doing in the new group, really. And her grades all dropped at the last quarter, including a U in math facts. I don't know what her hangup is there. But she did just pass subtraction and start on multiplication this week, so I guess there's hope. She had some rough times with getting in trouble over stupid things (touched x's backpack, etc.), and I don't think the match with this teacher is the best. I hear this teacher is moving to third grade next year, so I really hope she doesn't end up in her class again!
