HS my child - don't know how to proceed....
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:45 pm
Hi all!
I have 2 boys -- 15 (10th grade) and 14 (9th grade) currently in a public school. My older son has (for SEVERAL years now -- since 3rd grade when his father and I divorced) refused to turn in homework and is getting BAD grades as a result. This year, he has also started getting in trouble at school -- nothing really bad, mostly after school detentions. I have told him if he doesn't get his act together I will pull him out and home school him. However, I do not want to pull my other son out, since he is not having the same problems, and is generally doing MUCH better than his brother. I live in Ohio. Can anyone give me any advice on how to proceed? I had a friend who home schooled her daughter and used her religion as the reason to pull her daughter out, but obviously, that won't work here unless I pull both boys, and I don't want to lie. I just feel that the public school system (we live in a city with over 200,000 people, so he is 1 of several hundred students in his school) has failed my son, and he has failed and refused to take advantage of the education he is being offered. I would really appreciate any help anyone can give.
Thanks!
Debbi-too
I have 2 boys -- 15 (10th grade) and 14 (9th grade) currently in a public school. My older son has (for SEVERAL years now -- since 3rd grade when his father and I divorced) refused to turn in homework and is getting BAD grades as a result. This year, he has also started getting in trouble at school -- nothing really bad, mostly after school detentions. I have told him if he doesn't get his act together I will pull him out and home school him. However, I do not want to pull my other son out, since he is not having the same problems, and is generally doing MUCH better than his brother. I live in Ohio. Can anyone give me any advice on how to proceed? I had a friend who home schooled her daughter and used her religion as the reason to pull her daughter out, but obviously, that won't work here unless I pull both boys, and I don't want to lie. I just feel that the public school system (we live in a city with over 200,000 people, so he is 1 of several hundred students in his school) has failed my son, and he has failed and refused to take advantage of the education he is being offered. I would really appreciate any help anyone can give.
Thanks!
Debbi-too