Sunday, January 15, 2012

HELP

I need advise..

My son is 16 and decided last year he wanted his high school diploma. He was unschooled until that point. Last year in grade 10 he was with Argyll online and received credits for English 10-1, Science 10, PE 10 and a few CTS courses in foods, tourism,etc. Getting him to follow through was a struggle and I knew in math I would not be able to help him, so we registered him in Outreach. Basically he works as his own pace but there is tutors there at any time to offer help. He could go in one day a week or 5 days. He earned a whopping 76 credits his grade 10 year. He even took the final 6 weeks off to go work in PEI for 2 months.

Next year...now...he is slacking at everything. Math is a major struggle for him. He did math 10C last year and had 2 modules left before PEI which we thought he would complete. So he said he would finish them this term, alas he did Social 20-1, Art 30 and PE 30. We allowed him the opportunity to make his own path, we asked only that he complete his math. He is struggling and we feel VERY strongly that a classroom teaching in a regular high school would help, he is a very very visual learner. But he does NOT want not want to go to "regular" school.

He is 16. he is capable of so much more, he has become video game obsessed. He does not hang out with friends unless they call on him. He has become excessively lazy.

The question is...do we allow him to continue on and allow him to learn as he goes? Or do we say enough is enough? What is fair? What is right? As a parent I believe in learning through consequences, however this is getting crazy. I am drained with the constant issues over education. He IS going to post secondary, and that was his choice, he just needs to learn to prioritize a lot more. He is a super great amazing kid.

Any thoughts?

Kathy

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