Back to School

Due to a number of factors too exhausting to list my son re-entered public school this week.

We have hopes for this program. Unlike the school he was in previously, this school uses a block schedule. A block schedule is one in which the child has his core classes 2 -3 times per week on alternating days. The classes are 80 minutes instead of 40 minutes.

We think this will work better for our son. He has ADD and learning disabilities and the fewer transitions he has during the day the better. He is very easily distracted by both external and internal disturbances. There is an awful lot going on in his brain that he will not or cannot express.

This school has a strong administrative team and good discipline. The guidance counselor is on the ball. The school itself seems calm when you enter it.

They use a program called Fast ForWord, which is rather controversial. On the web you will find that it is either useless or a miracle, depending on the information source. I am anxious to see what my son thinks of it and observe for myself whether it seems to help him.

I will continue to blog on parenting and education. I may not be homeschooling for the foreseeable future but I will continue to be very involved in my childrens’ education.  My daugher has one more year of private school ahead of her and then both will enter the neighborhood public high school.  It will be and interesting couple of year ahead!