My son was really struggling in main stream school. I battled to keep him in school until he was eventually excluded. We have since been home schooling and after teachers repeatedly highlighting to him every way that he was ‘failing’ he has since come on leaps and bounds. My only regret is not removing him from school earlier. I may have salvaged more of his light that was repeatedly blew out by teachers.
he is currently learning maths English and science via Levi’s learning and plans to do these GCSEs. It has an interactive city where he earns money from his lessons then spends it in the city teaching him finances, business management and how these subjects transfer into real life. The kid who couldn’t sit through a single lesson without being disruptive in school and was told it’s likely undiagnosed ADHD, is now spending hours a day fully engaged in learning.
He does additional activities such as motor cross, boxing, guitar and he works with his Dad. These activities are mainly with his Dad. He doesn’t really have a social life and the hobbies he is interested in he has friends there but nothing outside of them.
when I was his age I would go to the cinema with friends, shopping, bowling things like that. He doesn’t really have friends to do those things with and I feel this is the one area we don’t have covered.
has any one else been in this position? Am I over worrying? We don’t live in a great neighbourhood and crime and drugs rates are pretty high. The last thing I want is him hanging around the streets getting into trouble but I also don’t want him to feel stuck at home and isolated unless one of his parents take him out.