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Re: [RC] [AERC-Members] students and 5 day rides - powergaitActually it is your state who mandates attendence laws; the school district's job is to enforce the state laws. You really have had a rough time with your son, and that is really sad. As an educator it is hard for me to believe that he didn't have one competant teacher in all those years. Most children with ADD do great in school, with or without medication. I can't believe that you were not offered testing or special services, at least when your son was in elementary school. Your son's story is truly devastating. I hope he gets his GED and finds a trade he loves. P. Our school district and I don't get along, for many of the reasons mentioned. My son has failed every grade since 6th, some of them twice. He was 17 this year, and last year was a nightmare of going to truancy court and doing work crew, and getting threatened with worse. I talked to his counselor--her statement was that he would do just great in school if he would do an hour of homework every night. My main quarrel with the school district is that they make no effort whatsoever to actually educate my son, who has ADD and has been on medication off and on. They just insist that he go to school every day, all day. At 17, he would have been in 9th grade again, for the third time. He went to Las Vegas to visit my brothers for two weeks in August, I told him if his uncles would keep him, he could stay, so he did. My brother is teaching him a trade, window tinting, and trying to get him to get his GED. Sounds like I'm a horrible mom to not require him to finish school, but it just infuriates me that they insist he attend so they can get those dollars, but don't bother to teach him anything. My son isn't disruptive, most of his teachers genuinely liked him, they just didn't offer anything beyond the methods that work with the A and B students, who would et good grades no matter what. I do value education, went back to college myself at 34 and got my degree at 38. I just realize that the US school systems leave a lot to be desired as far as actually providing an education. If I had to do it again, I maybe would have tried to homeschool, even though I work full time. Lots of kids are able to absorb practical lessons much better than the rote learning they offer in American schools. The best phone call I have made in a long time was to the school to withdraw him. To those who can't let their juniors compete in the National Championship or some other important ride because the school won't excuse the absence, I say fight all the way to the top to have the activity recognized for it's educational value. My son learned more from the TV and the Internet and from the things we did together than he learned in school. Schools (at least in this district) don't educate kids unless the kids are the kind who sponge up ANY and ALL info that's presented, no matter how poorly. The kids who have different learning styles just get left behind. jeri =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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