This school year is finally closing. I am glad. Not because of my work, but due to the stress from the boys trying to get them through. At this point it looks like Branden pulled it off. He just might have passed all his classes. He is already talking about how he feels he will fall behind in classes next year. With that attitude.... Yes he will. How do I get through to him that he is capable and can do these assignments and on time????

And then, there is Billy. He is in his bedroom working like a mad fool trying to save the little bit of credit he has gained for this semester. He has 6 tests to complete, and an essay comparing and contrasting the book and the movie for "To Kill a Mocking Bird." He was supposed to watch the movie, but since we can not get the movie I told him to pull down several opinions from the web and then write a paper. BUT, I told him to preface his paper with a statement that he could not get the movie so he used this other method. I will have him include the papers he pulled down. I hope that will do it. It is the best we can do.

I just do not understand why kids do this to themselves??? I am seriously considering talking with the SPED teacher. Billy is on an IEP, (Individual Educational Plan)so she has a lot to do with his plan. I am beginning to believe that some of Billy's behaviors could be directly connected to his frustration about getting assignments finished and turned in. We all know he is capable of doing the work, but there is some kind of a road block out there that is stopping him. This something we have to figure out.

Tomorrow we head out to my son's for his b-day and Father's Day rolled into one. I am making a potato salad for the dinner. The boys are happy about that.

OK, that is it for now.
Hugs around the stream.
Granny

Posted at 2:33PM PDT