Last night I cried. I cried a lot.
Earlier in the day I had gotten a phone call from my son's teacher about his progress and work he was missing, thus work he would be coming home with. It was a perfectly pleasant conversation.
Then he came home. I had to leave to take my daughter to music lessons and run an errand. We were gone about 2 hours. I spoke to him more than once while I was away. He claimed to be "working" on his homework.
I got home. Basically nothing was completed.
We spent the next 4 hours working and still not getting everything finished.
I sent him to bed with me angry and in despair.
And then I cried, and cried, and cried.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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Hi Kari,
I'm doing some research on ADHD blogs and found yours. It really struck a chord as I felt like I was reading about my life! My 17-year old son has ADD and I totally relate to your journey. Probably the most frustrating thing for me has been dealing with his schools. He has gone to public school throughout and has had some excellent schools and teachers. However, none of them really understand what to do with ADD/ADHD kids. The homework issue is ridiculous. My son has an IEP (Individualized Education Program) that says he is to be given less written work and every few months I have to meet with learning specialists and teachers to remind them of that fact and that he cannot be graded the same as the other kids. It's heartbreaking because even when he as done his very best h will receive a B at best - usually a C. Homework for ADD kids is a nightmare and completely turns them off from school and contributes to their sense of not being as smart as the rest of the kids.
Hang in there and good luck with the new school.
janiam
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