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Got Mikey's 2nd period report card today and it was good news! He got all A's and B's except one subject. Reading he went from a D to a B and is now back to meeting the reading standard set by the state. He also went from a C to a B in science!
However he went from a B to a C in art ><. Mikey finds art completely unnecessary. Not only do they often do things that are difficult for his sensory issues (fingerpaints, chalk, etc etc), what exactly IS the point of all that stuff anyways? Do we really need another painting of a sun, trees and flowers? Is the beaded bracelet really important in the grand scheme of things? Why would he be doing something 'fun' like art when he could be researching sprite sheets for his latest video game?
So overall I am happy, he's improving in the important subjects anyways. School has been very rough this year and I considered moving him to a school like the Academy for Autism. I thought perhaps a school centered around working with autistic kids might be a better fit for him than a public school with many different kids needs to worry about. Jason agreed with me.
However I called them and they appear to deal mainly with kids on the lower end of the spectrum, while Mikey is higher functioning. She suggested the Maitland Academy but that's a pretty far trek twice a day, and of course we currently only have one car. So that may not be an option after all.
And as much as I'd love to homeschool, it's hard enough getting homework done with Heather around. Add in the fact I'll be watching my baby niece once we move while her Mommy is at work, it's probably not gonna happen.
Sooo just have to do the best I can with what we have and hope for continued improvement.
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Big, BIG congrats to Mikey and his accomplishments! I know he was struggling earlier this year, so I'm thrilled he has brought his grades up.
It's too bad they don't let him do computer/photo art that he likes to do. I thought they were going to be flexible with him?
Wow! Good for Mikey. I am confused though, since when was reading "ever" a problem for Mikey?
And though finger painting and all the other things are not necessary in the over all scheme of things, and sensory issues are a problem for him, Still, there's another school of thought that would indicate the more exposure he gets to those things, the less of a problem over time it may become.
I seem to remember when you were little, you lagged behind your peers in some of those areas because you had no interest in them either. That year in Montessori school really worked with you on those things and it does make a difference.
Art, etc, works the mind/wiring in such a way it can expand his creative abilities and thought processes. He may be writing his own video games someday and thinking outside the normal parameter would help him to be a bit more flexible.
I know there are no "correct" answers but only trial and error when it comes to our children and learning.
I too, agree a school centered around his issues would certainly seem a plus for him. Maybe some where closer to where you are moving they may have one, or one with a bus.
Hug Mikey for me.
Art should be a subject that is NOT graded. How do you grade creativity? (Just a thought!)
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