Homeschooling a 5th grader- Help!!!

[The Chicken Lady]

Just a view from the other side of the fence...

If your child is a difficult student behaviorally, he may be disrupting the education for all the other students in his classes which is why the school may be hesitant to have him come back. If the teacher has to stop constantly and take care of things one kid is doing, that is slowing down the learning for those other 29 kids who can handle regular school. Teachers are supposed to love and take care of all kids, but the difficult ones can be a big pain when they are included in a classroom with 30 other kids with equally important needs. 29 kids (or 100 kids) is going to win over one child almost every time.

Homeschooling is probably the best choice for your son at this point, as you know him best and can balance his unique social needs with his educational challenges one-on-one. He may focus better when he is in a classroom of one, as well.

Good luck with this!

 

[penelope77]

you might also give him a week or two off before you start. my mom did that with my brother when she decided to homeschool him. gave her time to plan and study him. there are a ton of places for support and materials. you'll do fine. just relax and remember not all days are gonna be perfect. sometimes kids get in a funk. toss out everything you know about schools and rigid schedules and it will go alot smoother for both of you. the suggestions of gearing his learning towards his interests is worth taking. good luck to you and keep us updated on how it goes.

 

[Betsy]

SoccerMom, you can do it! My Mom homeschooled this Aspie ( individual with Asperger Syndrome, form of autism) K-12 and we didn't even know about Asperger Syndrome back then! ( I wasn't diagnosed until three years after I graduated). Yeah, it was tough and rough on Mom at times, but believe me, what we went through was nothing compared to what parents with children go through with their kids in public schools! Oh, and an added bonus is that many people are shocked to discover that I have Asperger Syndrome today-I have a way of appearing completely normal when I'm in a situation where I'm at ease.

So...take heart, I'm sure homeschooling will do wonders for your son!

Mom basically handed my brothers and I the work she wanted us to do...and we came and got her if we had any questions. We did alot of "light directed studies" where we studied extensively on what interested us at the time. Mom never did have to use a formal history curriculum with us-she just turned us loose at the library and we taught ourselves.

 

[hoosier]

Check the Kansas Department of Education website. It might have some useful info.
The hardest thing about teaching is having patience, and if you have enough to be a mom, you can do it!