spaghetti, bottom line, it doesn't usually captures his efforts. Work required to be done in a class period is either rushed or incomplete.
ahh, thank you for thoughts. Addressing your comments, in reverse, he's definitely not a perfectionist. He is quite content to do just enough. In the case of math, the A- is not adequate. In order to skip 7th grade math, he has to maintain an A or above throughout this school year. He loves math and wants to get to the stuff that will challenge him. Ordinarily, he would be completely fine and happy with the A- but the desire to move ahead forces him to meet that goal.
I appreciate the grid paper suggestion but he has tried that in the past but the focus required to put the numbers in the right box was frustrating him and it became more of a mess. He just needs to take his time. He knows the material but he just needs a little more time to be able to show that.
I had forgotten about standardized testing initially and then realized when he has to test in the spring, he would not get the extended time. It's not that he needs it for all sections but he has anxiety and knowing he had the extra time made a huge difference in his testing. When he's worried about the clock, he wastes time with the worry and then rushes to finish. He knows with the extra time, he'll be fine and is not distracted by the clock and he doesn't get stomach aches during the test. And if he wastes 5 minutes with his head in the clouds, it's okay.
He has advocated for himself and was acknowledged for taking that upon himself but no reconsideration. I came here to ask those because I wanted to advocate for him further but I began to second guess myself and wasn't sure I was being fair in asking. I did speak to his adviser who didn't understand why he wasn't allowed extra time since he had received it at his prior school so I feel I have someone else on my side when I approach them again.
