[tri-med] Re: tri-med Digest V2 #216

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From: "Kathy Hendler" <misskathy@xxxxxxx>
> He is doing great.  Turned 11 in January and is more healthy than the =
> rest
> of the family.

That's great!

>Otherwise, he is a acting like an =
> 11
> year old - starting to notice girls (too often for Mom).

LOL  That's the age Alex was that we noticed him scoping out the chicks! It
was 4 yrs ago......

  > We are still homeschooling him.  Actually, Florida has a McKay =
> scholarship
> that allows disabled students to choose a private school instead of the
> public school if we want.  So, we picked a school that takes distance
> learning students.  David stays at home and the state pays for the
> curriculum, equipment, etc.  The school bought him a computer, the
> playground equipment, therapy equipment, books, software, etc.  It works =
> out
> great for us.


I knew that you were homeschooling but didn't realize all of the above. That
sounds like a great set up. Are you the primary instructor?

>We are in the process of becoming a school ourselves, so =
> we
> can help others that want to do the same thing.  We'll only take =
> distance
> learning students, so the parents are in charge of the teaching. =20

Wow........
Other than helping others is there a benefit to you?


>
> He is doing 3rd grade reading, but the math is a real struggle.  Just =
> can't
> seem to grasp the concept.


We're up to an upper 6th grade/lower 7th grade reading level.
Alex did a slower paced Algebra class this year (it takes the typical Alg
class and breaks it into 2 yrs). He's going to repeat it (for credit) next
year. Alex seemed to get the larger/general concepts but lacks the more
subtle interconnecting ones.

>One day he knows it and the next, it is gone.

That is sooooo frustrating! It's the same with Alex, we just never know
what's sticking and what isn't. But the kids sure knows his fav sports teams
jersey numbers and positions and he didn't study for them! lol  When we were
trying to memorize the multiplication tables Jim joked that if we could get
the Red Wings to put them on their jerseys Alex would have them down in no
time.

Glad to hear things are going well.
Michelle mom to Alex (15,partial trisomy 14 mosaic) and Molly (12)
MichiganUSA



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