Thanks Guys - I just get so frustrated because I see so many of my friends and they are all sharing how well their kids are doing and how they never have any issues...and then I have my other buddies that all homeschool their kids who tell me that we need to go back to homeschooling and then I see my little guy who just is struggling to be understood in this particular setting but REALLY wants to be back in a classroom. Yesterday their reading lesson consisted of highlighting all the letter f's in their reading worksheet booklet that has one sentence on each page and is 3 pages long. How can they expect a kid who is reading several grade levels ahead to sit and be happy completing this kind of activity?
guess I am just trying to wrap my brain around their reasoning - I might just be wearing rose colored glasses but I always thought teachers were supposed to try hard to help meet each child's needs in a classroom...have we really come so far down the toilet that no one is allowed to be different - everyone must do the exact same work, the exact same way...I mean how are these kids supposed to leave school one day and be able to creatively solve problems or tackle difficult tasks if they have all been taught to be the same with no straying from one path?
