My ds is in 1st gr. after being hsed for preschool and kinder. I have older dc, that I have also hsed,and are also in school.
At the start of the year, I explained to ds's teacher, that we had been hsing, ds had experienced lots of social interactions-especially sports teams,been involved with lots of enriching experiences, and that he has been brought up in a very enriching environment. We also informed her, that ds has many gifts( as do ALL dc), but he hadn't been showing any interest in formal learning-and that was ok with us, as we know he is bright-just wasn't quite "there" yet,with desk type work.
Ok. With that being said, we let her know, that ds is very athletic(for his age), and we were passionate about him getting recess everyday. We explained very frankly, that unless he was showing inappropriate social skills(likie hitting someone,etc), he was to ALWAYS go to recess. To make sure she understood *exactly*, my dh said ds was not to be kept inside for any school work type of reason-like not finishing his work.
After the first month, I set up a meeting with the teacher, to see how things were going. We met, and she had everything great to say about him-except that he was near the bottom of the class in reading. She said he could go to reading enrichment, with two other dc, and that would help. I told her that we were not concerned at all, that we saw he was progressing, and his transition into a school setting was more important. I told her that I would work extra on the weekends with him, to help him with his reading.
Then came the first conference. The same things were said. I asked about the reading enrichment, and she said it wouldn't be a coonsistent thing for him,at that time,as they were working on JA, and that would mean that he would only meet with the reading teacher once a month. We made it very clear, that we felt he was making wonderful progress with reading, we would continue to spend more time reading on the weekends-but if she felt that he *really* needed help-to please call or email us.
Conferences are next week. Today, ds came home, and said he only got one recess, as he had to go do extra reading practice with a different teacher. I asked him if he was given the choice to go to recess, and he said no, and was upset about it.
When talking about it with dh tonight, I told him, that as one of the room moms, I had a feeling that the teacher perhaps viewed ds as not needing extra recess,as he uses self control and is self disciplined-not rolling around on the floor, running around the room,etc. the way some of the other dc were.But! That still does not excuse the teacher's lack of communication with us! He has made excellent progress, in such a short time! Today was a beautiful day to be outside, and he was unfairly kept in.
Dh and I wanted to rip into the teacher, before she left the bldg, but decided to wait till our anger calmed down....so first thing Monday AM, we would rip into her.
What would you do?
(Thank you!)
At the start of the year, I explained to ds's teacher, that we had been hsing, ds had experienced lots of social interactions-especially sports teams,been involved with lots of enriching experiences, and that he has been brought up in a very enriching environment. We also informed her, that ds has many gifts( as do ALL dc), but he hadn't been showing any interest in formal learning-and that was ok with us, as we know he is bright-just wasn't quite "there" yet,with desk type work.
Ok. With that being said, we let her know, that ds is very athletic(for his age), and we were passionate about him getting recess everyday. We explained very frankly, that unless he was showing inappropriate social skills(likie hitting someone,etc), he was to ALWAYS go to recess. To make sure she understood *exactly*, my dh said ds was not to be kept inside for any school work type of reason-like not finishing his work.
After the first month, I set up a meeting with the teacher, to see how things were going. We met, and she had everything great to say about him-except that he was near the bottom of the class in reading. She said he could go to reading enrichment, with two other dc, and that would help. I told her that we were not concerned at all, that we saw he was progressing, and his transition into a school setting was more important. I told her that I would work extra on the weekends with him, to help him with his reading.
Then came the first conference. The same things were said. I asked about the reading enrichment, and she said it wouldn't be a coonsistent thing for him,at that time,as they were working on JA, and that would mean that he would only meet with the reading teacher once a month. We made it very clear, that we felt he was making wonderful progress with reading, we would continue to spend more time reading on the weekends-but if she felt that he *really* needed help-to please call or email us.
Conferences are next week. Today, ds came home, and said he only got one recess, as he had to go do extra reading practice with a different teacher. I asked him if he was given the choice to go to recess, and he said no, and was upset about it.
When talking about it with dh tonight, I told him, that as one of the room moms, I had a feeling that the teacher perhaps viewed ds as not needing extra recess,as he uses self control and is self disciplined-not rolling around on the floor, running around the room,etc. the way some of the other dc were.But! That still does not excuse the teacher's lack of communication with us! He has made excellent progress, in such a short time! Today was a beautiful day to be outside, and he was unfairly kept in.
Dh and I wanted to rip into the teacher, before she left the bldg, but decided to wait till our anger calmed down....so first thing Monday AM, we would rip into her.
What would you do?
(Thank you!)
: And this was before NCLB.
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