AUTHOR: NYCmom TITLE: The Joy School Dilemma DATE: 9/26/2007 06:45:00 PM ----- BODY:

We've been doing Joy School for Jackson with 5 other kids in the ward for 2 weeks now. I was a little apprehensive getting Jackson into this group because 4 of the 6 kids did Joy School last year and are a year older. PLUS...the 4 older kids are also girls and I DO believe this makes a difference in their ability to sit still and listen. Jackson loves going to Joy School but has a problem staying engaged. He gets bored and just starts running around. So now I'm trying to decide whether to keep taking him, knowing that the assistant teacher spends a lot of time just getting Jackson to sit down. I don't want the other moms to resent me for the distraction. I do feel like given time, Jackson will grow accustomed to the format and learn to sit and listen, but I don't know how long I can handle the "no, he did ok" response said with a telling sigh. I'm teaching next week so I think I will be able to make a new evaluation then, but then again he won't act the same when I'm there.

Maybe Joy School will turn into Home School...time will tell.

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