Drumroll, Please….
January 14th, 2010My son, Luke, got his FIRST report card with no Ds or Fs!!!! I am so proud of him! But, then, I always knew he could do it. It has been that damn school! He did fine in K and 1st, other than the “keep your hands and feet to yourself” a few times. From second grade on, it has been a battle! The second grade teacher said she didn’t have time for Luke. He learned that year to listen to her words NOT the tone of her voice. The third grade class had her son- the scholl bully - in her class. Fourth grade was so very unorganized. Fifth grade had her TWO newly adopted kids in her class. I LOVE those two kids now but at the time, they had many issues. Sixth grade teacher was too good for our small school. Seventh grade, we had a GREAT and patient teacher who helped Luke understand that he COULD do the work! This year we have a teacher who has a child with special needs and “gets” Luke – FINALLY! The school wanted to label him depressed at one point! I told them if he is depressed, YOU DID IT TO HIM! We, his dad and I, have just kept plugging along encouraging him and telling him to do his best. Being the best is OK, I guess…. but DOING your best – it just can NOT be beat! He has aptitudes in things that don’t fit in the mainstream of school life. This is a school that has one class for each grade and each class has an average of 10 students.
But, you know what is the MOST AWESOME???
LUKE IS PROUD OF HIMSELF!
Nicole
Talina
Talina
yarmi74
January 16th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
Isn’t it crazy how much the right teacher can make a difference? We all seem to have that ‘one person’ who made the difference, but YAYYY for your son, who also has made the difference!!
February 11th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
It’s hard for me to imagine having so many problems in a class that small, but I am apparently a visual learner and grade school always worked for me.
I’m so glad to hear that his confidence has received a boost, though!
Go, Luke!