topekaclark
August 18th, 2007, 09:55 PM
Jill,
Like the other parents, I am a big supporter of hs. I 4 children, two which I hs.
Last year my 2nd grade was struggling and was behind in school. I done everything the school told me to do, including getting a diagnoses. School wouldn't help even though testing showed her very behind in the reading, writing category. I cried and prayed for days. One morning I woke up and realized I could home school her and how to do it. Keep in mind hs wasn't something I even seriously thought about. Praise God, she is doing soooo much better now.
Now we are hs the 6th grader. She was on the honor roll and all that jazz in public school however I moved her back a grade because she wasn't capable of doing the work. I am sooo mad at the ps but I won't get into that.
:hug
Keeping praying, God will answer:pray he did us.
As for keeping her on track, a lot of hs deal with this. For us, we praise her, we do sticker charts for everything so when she achieves a certain goal.
Last year I done the play money thing and she would earn money (change in the beginning) for positive behavior, focusing and trying the best she could. At the end of the week she would have to count her money and buy things from the toy/candy store) She is awesome at counting money now. When she did have negative problems I would take 5 cents away each time. At the end of the week she would get paid and then pay me back. She quickly realized I meant business and she done a lot better.
God will let you know, I was very scared in the beginning for many reasons, he carried us through it.
Like the other parents, I am a big supporter of hs. I 4 children, two which I hs.
Last year my 2nd grade was struggling and was behind in school. I done everything the school told me to do, including getting a diagnoses. School wouldn't help even though testing showed her very behind in the reading, writing category. I cried and prayed for days. One morning I woke up and realized I could home school her and how to do it. Keep in mind hs wasn't something I even seriously thought about. Praise God, she is doing soooo much better now.
Now we are hs the 6th grader. She was on the honor roll and all that jazz in public school however I moved her back a grade because she wasn't capable of doing the work. I am sooo mad at the ps but I won't get into that.
:hug
Keeping praying, God will answer:pray he did us.
As for keeping her on track, a lot of hs deal with this. For us, we praise her, we do sticker charts for everything so when she achieves a certain goal.
Last year I done the play money thing and she would earn money (change in the beginning) for positive behavior, focusing and trying the best she could. At the end of the week she would have to count her money and buy things from the toy/candy store) She is awesome at counting money now. When she did have negative problems I would take 5 cents away each time. At the end of the week she would get paid and then pay me back. She quickly realized I meant business and she done a lot better.
God will let you know, I was very scared in the beginning for many reasons, he carried us through it.