Originally Posted by
bisous
Oh my gosh. No dog! You do not need that kind of stress!
No, I most certainly do not need any additional living things to care for. (OK, so I have plants in the garden, but they're more "set it and forget it" than a dog or a child. And they don't talk back!)
Wow, all of that is so tough with the schooling. I can't even imagine 12 hours of wrangling over assignments. I applaud you for that heroic effort. Are you guys almost done? If this goes onto next year I think you should try to work out modified assignments for her that help focus on her whole well-being. It sounds like the school is aware of what she struggles with so they should be able to work with you?
And it's not like the work is particularly onerous - it's maybe 20 minutes per subject (ELA, math, science OR social studies, and "specials" like STEM, PE, or Art) per day, so it works out to maaaaybe 2 hours of work if she sits and does it ... but 6 times that if she throws a fit.
On the bright side, none of her teachers are teaching live except her speech therapist, everything is pass/fail (basically, if you do the work at grade level, you pass; if you don't, and you haven't made other arrangements, you fail), and even the new-to-DD stuff in math isn't too hard for me to explain to her.
She has a 504 for her ADHD; I want her to have more supports and modifications. The counselor we've been working with to try and get those got a LONG email from me last month explaining exactly which behaviors & habits I'd noted, what I thought was a reasonable accommodation, and what I want for her to be able to function in a classroom setting. I think I scared her. (Good.)
Her teachers have been spectacular about offers to walk me through assignments or ways to modify her schedule or whatever. I love them. I know they all want her to succeed, and that's where I start.
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Liz
DD (3/2010)
"Make mistakes! Get messy!" - Miss Frizzle