The joys of middle school

I had to title this post that! Just because I really have not seen any yet! Call it some mild sarcasm!

Big Al is now is 7th grade. While he has three classes a day in the resource room, he is still mainstreamed for the other 4 classes. We are almost a month into the school year and already we have had 2 F's and a D! The hardest part is dealing with a school that currently is changing how they post their grading system. In the past, it has been online and parents (students too) can log in daily to check their grades. The "new" system is not up and running yet! This creates a real challenge for a kiddo that has to have daily tracking to see if he is turning things in and how things are going in general.

Big Al also wants to play soccer on the middle school team this year... so he MUST have passing grades! Ugh!

I so wish I had more patience and skill.... Big Al would truly benefit from a positive home school experience! But, he truly needs social interaction and a daily contact with this type of atmosphere. It is truly a double edge sword!