Today brought the return of awful weather. Cold, stormy winds, driving rain, really dark skies. Days like this are not great for living on a hill top….
School, school, school.
It’s just keeps on giving…..
I had an email exchange with school trying to explain to them that at this stage Hawklad doesn’t want to drop French. He does want to try some alternatives first. Spending part of the teaching time using an online language package which teaches him the basics. The stuff school seem to have stopped. With school its all about learning the various spellings for the various forms of all the French verbs. That’s not really helping. It’s never going to work with someone with dyslexia.
Anyway I was getting nowhere fast with our award winning school. Yes it won an award for excellence. When they dropped into the conversation some news.
The one teaching assistant who has done the most to help Hawklad. The one who asks if he is alright (the only one). The one who is happy to chase up work and queries for him. The one who chases up the other teachers when they forget about him. Is leaving in two days…
PANTS….
I dread to think what that will mean for Hawklads homeschooling. I do have a pretty good idea.
So let’s look out of the window and think about the weather and say again after three.
PANTS….
This is such an awful time for all students of all capabilities and ages….we will emerge from this 💜
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We will x
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Hope the weather clears up for you guys! Stay stellar, my friend.
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It’s been lovely today, unbelievably
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That’s good news. Finally the sunlight comes through, and hopefully it stays through Christmas.
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It didn’t last long…
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Bah Humbug.
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Exactly
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These are very difficult times for us all and it must have come as a surprise and disappointment to hear the news about your sons teaching assistants departure but I hope that everything will work out well for you both 🙏
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Thank you. We just make the best of it.
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UGH! Perhaps she would be interested in private teaching job with her star pupil. 🙂
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Would be nice x
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This is so tough on you. I’m so sorry that the school is being absolutely useless.
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It’s not great sadly
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JIMINEY CRICKET ON A MOTORSCOOTER!!
Well… ya do what you can to make sure Hawklad has the education he NEEDS for real life, and PANTS to school.🤷🏼♀️
Sending hugs!🤗💌💌💌
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Thanks Angie xxxx
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Do you think that the assistant would be willing to still check in with Hawklad every now and then? Jebus Christ!
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Just got to hope school do something x
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Better days, they are coming!
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They so are.
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I know this isn’t really the point but im the grand scheme of things, does learning French matter a damn.
I thought learning science was the B all and end all but eventually gave it up as it wasn’t working out for complex reasons and the world didn’t end. I’d have left school if I had to go on with it.
Losing the helpful support worker seems to be a much bigger issue.
Don’t ever underestimate the massive support that you are and all the support you have out here.
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It doesn’t but he would like to have another language, but it doesn’t have to be French.
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Arguably, scope for movement there.
Hola Espanol!
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You would think so
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What a shame!
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It is
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It shouldn’t be this difficult to educate a child. Sending up prayers for you both for encouragement and support.
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It feels just so hard work
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Boy, they drive me crazy. So frustrating! Thinking of you as you battle the school – ugh!
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Thanks Robyn. Hope your happy.
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Oh, well, I am sorry to hear this. Maybe that teacher is simply done working in that “award-winning school”. But he may make a great personal teacher for your son.
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I can’t blame her for leaving. I would.
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I see!
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What next, Gary? They are torturing you. (:
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We just got to keep going.
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One might well ask why the teaching assistant is leaving
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I can guess I think. The ones who have really cared have all left.
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As I thought
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It’s so annoying
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Pants
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🙏
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I teach French! Please let me know if you need any help.
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I will sir.
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So much on the mind. Take a moment breath. And everything will work out. Hugs. to you.❤️
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Hugs to you
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Thank you so much😊
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Oh yes, that’s just how I felt when the social worker who worked so well with the boys came up to me back in September to say she was leaving the school..that day. Did she tell the boys? nope. And the person who replaced her has lots of book smarts, but the desk-side manner of a soggy forgotten cereal.
Ugh.
Prayers Hawklad has another school contact, soon xxxx
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It’s so frustrating when it happens. Progress is hard thought and you hate the thought of going backwards. Hope your smiling xxxx
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I’m workin’ on it. Hope you are, too!
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I am. Happy new year my friend x
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