Any teachers out there

slummymummyof3

Micheal Morpogo books may interest him - just a suggestion. I think he may be teased by others for reading Horrid Henry as it is really aimed at approx 7-8 year old bracket.

Caroline73_2

Children who aren't showing an interested in reading tend to get on better with non-fiction rather than fiction, and some reading is better than no reading.

Choose a subject that does interest him and pick books around that subject. Also manga is great as it is very visual but will spark an interest.

bonty44

jackie_w wrote: »

Hi There,

The homework he had to do today had to be handed in tomorrow.

Maybe it's different inScotland but I thought all Secondary School homework had to provide children with at least 48 hours notice. Same for detentions. So nothing should be due in the following day.

mountainofdebt

I think there are 2 separate issues here the cleaniness (both personal and of his room) and the issue of homework.

Firstly hygiene - OP as many has said this is a boys thing and having been through it, I do wonder why I was worrying ......especially when into the shopping trolley goes a mound of smellies and that's just for him! My son's room is a mess but I figure that so long as clothes are hung up / put away that's his space.....but heaven help him if the mess migrates to communal areas!

Now homework. Is there anyone who he can talk to and feel that he is been talked to - perhaps with all the best will in the world he feels (or it is unintentionally coming across as!) a lecture and as a result he just 'switches off'? It also sounds as if he's gone from an environment where he can be himself and still be visible to one where being himself has made him invisible. Also the one thing that I noticed with my son's maths teacher was that he gave the pupils an explanation, expected them to be able to do the work and wasn't of the character where my son felt confident enough to be able to ask him to go over it again - not that my son would have of course anyway! Also I found when going over maths with my son, it was easier to put things into real life context to help explain things. I wouldn't force him to go to the homework club but point out to him that he would have more time to do the things he likes doig (even if that is playing on the PS3) if he did his homework there.

The only other thing I would add is that I wouldn't make a big issue of him not reading either....as I've mentioned my son didn't do the Harry Potter thing. I can't see what the issue is, if he doesn't like reading books per se what about a decent magazine? - and I wouldn't choose it for him ....I would let him chose it.

Savvy_Sue

He'll get help from school sooner if his difficulties are made obvious sooner, IMO.

So, rather than taking 3 hours to do an A5 sheet, spend half an hour on it, and send it in unfinished. Perhaps with a note from you explaining that your son was struggling with it.

I do think there may be a 'not hearing' thing though: not that he can't hear, but that he doesn't hear. Or you may find the school psychologist has some thoughts which haven't yet been shared with you!

bunny999

I think you should take him to see an educational psychologist - so you can find out if has a low IQ or another specific problem. If he hasn't recently seen a consultant re his hearing it might be worth getting that checked out as well. I think you need to find out if there is cause for his problems before you can effectively deal with them.

karmacookie

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

So, rather than taking 3 hours to do an A5 sheet, spend half an hour on it, and send it in unfinished. Perhaps with a note from you explaining that your son was struggling with it.

I couldn't agree more!

If he is struggling in school his confidence will be low, then 3 hours on a small amount of homework will seem like a punishment and will not help. Also, please don't take away his playstation, he probably eeds it to relax!

Homework is for reinforcing ideas that they have already learned and showing the teacher that they understand, so as Sue says, spend no more than 1/2 hour on it then send it in with a note.

Also, I wouldn't wait a week for the guidance/maths teacher to get back to you. If you don't hear anything by end of school today, I would follow up with a phone call.
I have a DS with additional needs and find it useful to have his guidance teacher's e-mail. I regularly use it to to communicate small problems as experience has taught me that if these are tackled then it stops things blowing up out of proportion.

It's the school's job to teach maths etc, your job as a parent is to care, nurture, encourage and support him!

Never feel like you are being a pest/pushy by getting in touch with school, you only want what's best for your son!