Music To A Homeschooling Mom's Ears.......

Each of our children's FASD evaluations runs between 15 and 20 pages long and cover a plethora of angles, assessments, analysis and recommendations for each child.  Yesterday I ran across the following statement in one of the older kids most recent reports and it made me dance.

"This child's academic skills are an area of great individual strength given his cognitive ability.  The current homeschool curriculum appears to be working very well for his individual needs.... It is recommended that they continue to provide a similar level of academic support."

My translation of that statement (which was affirmed by Dr Boys) is that this child is beyond where he would be expected to be academically because of the 1:1 instruction and flexibility he is given as a student in our homeschool.

Total music to my ears as we have worked hard to tailor every portion of each child's educational materials to their particular needs - even when standardizing the system would be so much easier.   I admit our way is expensive - but it also seems to be working!  Balm for my heart as I venture into my own classroom each day wondering if the 'professional' teachers could be doing a better job.  Thanks Dr Boys...those words mean a lot.