tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126103.post1099773457945876690..comments2023-06-04T10:26:09.731-05:00Comments on The Ark of Our Covenant: AlexCourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13677010442934664757noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126103.post-79788442150212611202011-07-24T00:17:15.432-05:002011-07-24T00:17:15.432-05:00My almost-10 gonna be 5th grader is barely better....My almost-10 gonna be 5th grader is barely better. He's bio, so it's not just an adoption thing! Is that reassuring? I hope so. sigh. It's not so much the whining that he has to do work, it's the extreme over-reacting to being corrected: hitting the desk, scowling, tears, intensely scribbling out the whole problem instead of just erasing the section that was wrong. So, yeah, I get your frustration. With mine, I know that part of the problem is the upcoming move to TX, lack of routine for the summer, etc. His Asperger's isn't helping. I'm hoping it will ease up a little once school starts and he makes some new friends. <br /><br />As Red Green says, "We're all in this together." Hope it gets better at your house, too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999470516050863054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126103.post-57520398382731567582011-07-23T21:57:50.324-05:002011-07-23T21:57:50.324-05:00Courtney, what is his learning style? Solomon is ...Courtney, what is his learning style? Solomon is tortured nearly to death (and tortures me nearly to death in the process) by even slightly difficult activities when they aren't conducive to movement. He's large motor kinesthetic - Lord, help me- and any new learning experience that causes stress makes his body want to move in order to assimilate the new concept. When I work with his learning style, instead of trying to be all traditional, he does much better. <br /><br />At any rate, I can relate to the eye rolling. Mine nearly get stuck back in my head some times.Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997440256348249766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126103.post-59543825101439052011-07-23T13:34:48.596-05:002011-07-23T13:34:48.596-05:00Yeah, that's one of the reasons we want to hom...Yeah, that's one of the reasons we want to homeschool Alex. He was passed on to third grade (he just turned 9 last month) but I think with his reading comprehension it would really be a struggle for him. And the other kids (in his class) are starting to notice and tease, and we don't need that on top of everything else! :)Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13677010442934664757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126103.post-3288209295400174792011-07-23T12:52:15.628-05:002011-07-23T12:52:15.628-05:00My Kole, who is now 11 and going in to the 4th gra...My Kole, who is now 11 and going in to the 4th grade (because his Ukrainian mom didn't send him to school and he had to start at the beginning here but still makes all A's and B's on his report card) has to do some work over the summer so he doesn't lose everything, makes a big production over having to read one chapter in a book - like tears and "Why am I the only one who has to read (though he's not). So yea, we're not there yet, either. My big issue is that he is so big. Not gigantic or fat, just one of the biggest kids in his class. So, this kind of behavior looks even worse on him. I have no suggestions, just commiserating with you.Siyang E Phoyadxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327756492843577696noreply@blogger.com