Sorry for the delay

Hello world - Sorry for not posting for so long. We were hard pressed to get through the summer so spending time on the computer wasn't much of an option!

School has started! Yippee!!!!

My son started 7th grade at his new Montessori almost 2 weeks ago now. So far so good. He comes home tomorrow from their first away trip; a 4 day community building/ropes trip. I'm really excited to hear how it went. No phone calls means nothing bad enough happened to get sent home so that's good!

I heard no bad news from the first week of school before the trip. I really like his teachers. I think the thing I sense the most from him is that he feels "normal". He isn't surrounded by only kids he knows are "different". And that is why he feels normal. But I also think it helps him act normal. He has more to lose now. The people watching him have standards and expectations that are more important to him I think. He just knows he doesn't want to look like a dork. I can just tell.

I'm not really sorry that he spent the last 3 years in a self contained class, but at the same time, I wonder. I wonder how things would be different if we had just switched schools sooner. Maybe he would have grown more socially. But what point is there in wondering now? None I guess.

I suppose I only offer my wonder for those that are earlier in the process than we are and have their own decisions to make. Never, take the consideration of a special ed placement lightly. If you think there might be another option worth considering, explore further.

My daughter by the way is loving 4th grade at her school. I look forward to having them at different schools this year so they can be more separate. They need it!