I'm sorry the conference was so frustrating.
Anything we can do to help?
No, but thanks for asking. I went in expecting the teachers to talk about how far ahead he is and what we can do to challenge him at school, but it almost turned into a 'pick on his weakest area' fiasco. He loves to talk, but when it comes to writing he's a man of few words. But I don't think he's had much instruction in writing at school. It's almost like they know he's smart and expect him to already know all these things. Each child did a big report in 4th grade last month. He said the teacher never did come around and help him, like she did the other kids. He got 100%, even after she knocked off a couple points for using a crayon for the drawing instead of colored pencils. He had to do it all at school, so I gave him some general instruction in writing reports at home.
I've just had to adjust how I view school for him. I have to work away from the farm, so school is a free babysitter. As long as his social needs are met, and he's had a few emotional/social issues to work through over the last 5 years, then I'm not going to push for too much else at school right now. But middle school is coming up in 1.5 years, and that will be different, I guarantee that.
