After experiencing one setback after another at school, I think we’ve finally made some progress on the education front.
Over the past couple of weeks, getting Christian to go to school has gone from challenging to impossible. On days that he does attend, he ends up in the counselor’s office wanting to come home. I know that he absolutely hates his health teacher–she got on his bad side when she told him that without religion he had nothing and that he has to believe in something.
At some point, his counselor suggested–or had it suggested to her–that independent study might be a good alternative. Unbeknownst to me, our school district has a charter alternative education school. They offer small classes, usually under 12 students, and flexible scheduling. He will still need to attend class two days a week for a few hours each day, but the majority of his work will be in packets that he will do at home. As long as he stays focused, he should be fine.
One of the most difficult parts to this process was obtaining a letter from his psychiatrist confirming his diagnosis. Let me tell you, when it comes to your children, there are some words that you don’t want to hear. Words like:
Major Depressive Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
poor stress tolerance
social anxiety
depressed mood
They paint such a dismal picture. Let’s just hope that there’s light at the end of the tunnel.