Every year I become increasingly worried about BB’s academic level. He is getting direct special education service in every class now and I just helped him with his homework and I see he is reading pretty below grade level. I have the means for outside resources but he absolutely REFUSES any sort of tutoring or therapy. He will also refuse to read for any amount of money. So no motivation at all to help him increase his skills in any way. We just end up arguing because I become FURIOUS that he is wasting his resources. The ones that I can provide and the ones from his school, which I made him transfer to and we moved into the neighborhood for.
Awww big hugs! I feel for him because it seems like something happened big enough in his life that he feels like this. I feel for you because it's hard trying everything you possibly could and feeling like you can't reach him. Maybe he just needs that one life changing adult to turn his way of thinking.
He simply says “I don’t care”. How can you not care?!?! When I was his age I just did what I had to do and tried my best. I don’t see any effort. I don’t see consistency. He doesn’t even care about his handwriting and that no one can read it. As a professional working in the school setting I feel like I’m failing hard on my one and only child!
I feel this. Im so sorry. Your doing everything. 💙My hope is that school isn't always for everyone but he will find his joy and love in something else that he can make a living doing and he will be happy.