Friday, October 26, 2012

Jackson's Parent Teacher Conferences

As expected, Jackson is very well behaved in class. Also as expected, he was described as "shy." Upon speaking to Mrs. M a little more in depth, we discovered a better word choice may be unintrusive. He doesn't want to interrupt or draw attention to himself. He's the opposite of an attention hog.

This is something we have been struggling with for years and while no one ever believes us, this really is a huge improvement over years past. He will share in class, he raises his hand to participate, he answers his teachers questions with more than one word replies. This IS an improvement.

We discussed his reading and math skills (both above grade level) and how he really loves school. He is such a people pleaser. The most impactful part of the conference involved me crying (yes, in front of the teacher. I know, totally embarrassing.) when Mrs. M told me she knew I was a good mom. That is all I want to be. We expected his life to present some challenges and there have been some, but it's far fewer than we pictured and he excels at so many things. It is truly amazing to see him fitting right in and the other kids not even knowing he's a little different.

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