I am completely not new to homeschooling. But, I have a child who has special needs who has been in school the last few years. I have him home again. Problem is, he is so disruptive that the day cannot go on for the rest of us. I am a relaxed homeschooler. I do not expect much of him. For the last two weeks, he did great. Then I stupidly bought him a new book a few days ago, Calvin and Hobbes. He refused to work anymore ever since. He spent an entire day reading it. The next day, he refused to do anything. He took a spelling test and did some handwriting. I wanted to teach him his math, instead, he just says "textbook evil, textbook evil." He is willing to work from the workbook, but if he does not get something, he simply just starts screaming and won't tell me what is wrong. When and if it comes out eventually that he just does not understand it, he still won't allow me to explain it to him. I have tried asking him why he does not like the textbook when he is calmer and he says it is just more work. It is Singapore Math so you do the lesson from the textbook and then the corresponding pages from the workbook. I told him if he won't do the textbook, he has to do two assignments out of the workbook. Fine, he is fine with that. So it is clear that he does not know what he does not like about the textbook, or he just cannot verbalize it. I am willing to buy him a new program if we could just figure out what is wrong! I offered to take him to the store and let him pick something, but he just says no. He says he likes the Singapore Math workbook. He just hates the textbook. I think maybe he just views it as an additional book?
I am afraid unschooling would only make things worse as it seems as if he needs very defined goals. Plus, being on the computer seems to make things worse for him so I do not think going to something like Teaching Textbooks or SOS would help this. He is very smart but has PDD-NOS. He shuts down a lot and does not talk a lot, but will run around screaming and will pick on his brother relentlessly.
I am afraid unschooling would only make things worse as it seems as if he needs very defined goals. Plus, being on the computer seems to make things worse for him so I do not think going to something like Teaching Textbooks or SOS would help this. He is very smart but has PDD-NOS. He shuts down a lot and does not talk a lot, but will run around screaming and will pick on his brother relentlessly.
Does he get to write in the workbook ? I only have the textbook and we do not write in it, but I assume people write in the workbook ? I wonder if that is the difference that he likes/doesn't like ?
