 Add/adhd
I have 3 kids, 15 Boy, 9, 9 (twin girls). Your post sounds so similar to what we went thru when my son was in preschool. After pulling him from the school, we were told by a fellow teacher (a confidential phone call) that they thought it was his teacher.
I think it is so common for school systems to have the attitude that boys should act like girls. The fact is, boys are more active and learn much differently than girls. They need to be interested in what is being taught, or your "loose" them. Your son is probably very bright and they need to find better ways of teaching for him.
One thing I have learned over the years is that some times, it's the teacher! As much as I support my kid's teachers, I have found some to be less than effective, and they DO have negative opinions about certain students. When my son was in 6th grade he kept telling me that his language arts teacher didn't make since. He said she contradicted herself and was nuts. I supported the teacher and was very hard on my son when he came home with an F one term. In a all-teacher, principal and counsilor conference, they made it out to be my son's problem. You can imagine what I felt mid year of the following school year when I learned this teacher was arrested for heroin. They aren't all what we would hope. Most are.
Take a better look at your son's teacher and go easy on your son. I'm sure he's a fantastic kid...and very smart! ADD/ADHD is labeled on too many kids (especially boys) these days. If the med's didn't do much for him the first time...hold off and try whatever you can with other methods.
Good luck...Kathy |