Hello hip...Thanks for the teacher's view. I have to admit that I expected to read exactly what you wrote
I definitely do understand the importance of organizational skills, and teacher knows we value this. This is something that we are always working on, and teacher is well aware of that. Ds has made leaps and bounds since 3rd grade, so I want to cheer him on for the little improvements he is making and not for what he's not. He is thrilled with himself for remembering what he does, even if he may forget his lunchbox in his desk. He is a classic ENFP personality child, so this skill is hard for him. It's always his "goal" at conference time to improve in this area. Yes, he did receive a warning about possibility of not participating. He was well aware of that. I think holding this over his head is frankly, mean. Seriously. This enrichment class is a shared inquiry discussion of books. There is not a whole lot of "organizing" involved, except for reading the book and writing down your questions/thoughts. Teacher knows that ds thrives on reading. She knew he had his reading and notes done a whole week before enrichment was to take place....And without ever being asked to do so! He was so happy with himself. Trust me, they need ds in that reading class....He's the one that adds some zest to the discussion haha We had our first meeting, and most of the other students hardly said a word...errrr....A little frustrating seeing that he is the one (and a few others) that clearly needs this little extra enrichment....Oh, and it's not even being held during regular classtime....After school...Sorry I'm rambling...Just can't understand why some teachers focus on certain things (clearly we are very involved parents) when there are about 25 other kids in her classroom that REALLY need her help???? Well anyways, all is good for now
