My families adventure on the road to oz via Germany

Finally some one is listening to us

I have just come from a meeting with an educational psychologist who could actually offer some help with J. Thanks to my persistance we are finally getting somewhere. He is going to put together an action plan for the school so they can offer J the kind of education he needs and deserves. He acknowledged that his is a bright lad and above his peers with reading , numeracy and most other subjects. It is only the social aspect of things that are making it difficult for him. He understands his difficulities in dealing with groups and is going to put a plan in place to help J intergrate more with him.

We also spoke with the head teacher and he understands now why J has had a few problems in class setting. so hopefully when the school term starts in September it will be all action stations and life should get better for J.

WE have spoken to the kids about a possible move and in principle they are all for it. It will be a fresh start with J , he can play out with out the baggage of being labelled the 'naughty kid'. . Just got to find out if we can actually afford to move and if the army will give us assistance.

It sounds daft but as i listened to the educational psychologist  i found myself thinking of my course work in communication and thinking wow he is using the core skills of communication here. Which is what my assignment is about. Both V and i came out of the meeting with a renewed optimism for the future. WE know that life is going to be a challenge for us with J , but now we have the startings of a plan we hope no matter where we move to we will get the help we need with the professional information to hand over.

Back to the assignment now 

So Glad For J

04:07, Tue 8 July 2008 .. Posted by Rete

and of course for you both. Thank goodness there is a professional with intelligence and the ability to help J. If you do move, will he still have to attend the same school or start a new one? And if a new one, lets pray that the teacher is willing to work with the new plan.

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11:33, Wed 9 July 2008 .. Posted by herrchook

That's excellent news Mandy, light at the end of the tunnel after such a long struggle. I hope the school pulls out all the stops to make the plan work for J.