I’m at the end of my rope. I’ll try to make a very long story short. Almost 18 year old son didn’t make it through his second semester of his high school for two years in a row. First year, he went away to treatment for 7 months and got caught up. Second year, we let him try online (his choice) to make up his 2nd semester. I knew it wouldn’t go well because he struggles with EF and motivation. He missed his deadline to get back to his public school because he didn’t finish enough work. The school was clearly not the right fit, but it’s where he thought he should be. I’ve researched alternatives, and found a small school that uses online curriculum that students can do at their own pace while having instructors there for academic and EF help. He could go 3 or 4 days a week. He needs more structure (he doesn’t think he does) and just needs to get out of the house and be around other people. He said he absolutely will not go to “one if those schools”. He wants to do online at home again. He also wants to graduate on time with his peers, and I’m certain that will not happen if he does online. He won’t take any guidance from me. I think this school could really be a good fit for him. It’s easy for folks to say “just make him go”, but if he’s set on it, I doubt I could even get him out the door. HELP!!! Any advice? Sorry for the novel!

Posted by plhunter2 at 2024-08-23 15:51:06 UTC