Yup, I'm having the same feelings. And, it's really about the mom and not the kid. I could do wonders with this kid.
My red flags went up when she told me last night, (I'm paraphrasing) "He just can't do worksheets." Huh?
So, she goes off onto this tangent about what works for him and how Montessori had this curriculum with hands-on stuff for math and so forth.
So, I asked her to back up. What about the worksheets didn't work? What happened? How much did he get done.
Well, it turns out, that the boy gave her issues about doing the worksheets. Go figure, he didn't want to do his math!! There's something new!
But, she worked with him and he got it done. When he completed the two pages I asked for, she pushed him to go further. The boy replied, Miss Heather said I only had to do two pages. The kid was spot on. I was clear with both he and mom that I wanted him to do two pages and he COULD do more if his brain wasn't too full.
He knew his limits and stopped.
Apparently, this episode lead to mom and dad having a convo about worksheets and my curriculum and this lead to mom deciding my curriculum wouldn't work and this lead to her thinking maybe he needs to go somewhere else. Wha????!!!!!
The kid did what I asked.
As for the boy. I like him. He is full of love and gives me at least two bear hugs each time I see him. He is bouncy and has some obvious social problems. He doesn't know how to fit in.
I think he would be a huge distraction to my other kids. I see this boy as someone I would need to work with one-on-one academically to get things done--at first. I do think he has what it takes to be part of the group, but I don't see mom having the patience to see it through.
"You know, it's times like these when I realize what a superhero I am." Tony Stark/Iron Man
“Focus on what you can do, then do it with all your heart.” Lois Wilson
