Does anyone have experience in such matters? He struggles in a regular education setting and special ed is too slow so we adopted a dual approach in his education plan. My husband and I worry about his future. We hope to one day own our own business so he could work for us but who knows when and if that will happen. Is going to trade school his only option? Would there be other educational avenues to pursue? I know he's young but all the doctors and teachers say only time will tell where he will end up. I'd just like to know where to try starting. I see him being slighty below average intellligence-wise.
2007-02-12 02:43:29 · 5 answers · asked by Windsor Mill 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
The writer Michael Moorcock speaks of a "Multiverse" where infinite possible realities, time-lines intersect on a treelike structure. If TIME TRAVEL were possible I posit it would create such a structure where every possibility is played out and if one were to alter ones time-line the original time-line would still exist and continue to it's logical end. So like all philosophical pursuits time travel is probably just a way to create more questions than answers and is equally dangerous either direction. I once dreamt of jackboots from the future creating a jump-window from the year 2329 to the year 1997 where I was and kidnapping me for genetic research. In my dream I recall years of time yet only an hour had passed when I awoke sweaty and parched to get a glass of water. The dream ended when I jumped from a penthouse apartment of the chief government science officer where I was being kept as a pet of sorts. Was this just a dream or did I supersede scientific law by pure force of will not to be a tool of a fascist regime? If you jackboots are watching, I am still waiting for a rematch. Life is but a dream.....
2016-05-24 00:48:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, first of all, you need to lose the doomsday attitude, kids pick up on your cues, and if you are feeling that he is not "intelligent" enough to go on to post-secondary education, this is the attitude he is going to take throughout his academic career and he won't succeed.
You need to go back to the school your child attends and request a meeting with the teacher, principal, resource teacher, child psychologist, and social worker. Sit down with them and ask the questions you need answers to. Then, hopefully, they can set up an education plan that meets your child's needs and abilities.
The teachers and the doctors are absolutely right.. only time will tell. If he has a positive educational experience, then there's no telling how far he can go. Believe me, I understand your frustration, my 7 year old is LD and up until September, we had a lot of trouble. Now, that he has his IEP(Individual Education Plan), he is flourishing. Perfect spelling test scores, perfect math, all he needed was to have the curriculum geared to his abilities. He wants to be a Vulcanologist, and neither my husband or myself have ever told him that he couldn't do it. All we have told him is that in order to pursue his dream, he needs to do well in school and work hard to the best that he can do.
So, chin up.. get the answers you seek, and be positive..you and your husband are your son's best teachers!
2007-02-12 03:04:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't give up on him like that. College could still happen for him. He might suprise you!!
2007-02-12 02:47:21 · answer #3 · answered by bluegrass 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-12 03:54:47 · answer #4 · answered by t jefferson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋