by "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
Published 06/02/2017 at 22:32
by "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
Published 06/02/2017 at 22:32
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I needed to see this, an I am ordinarily not a BMW fan. But Wow.
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I had a weird day today. My younger son is having a rough time. He is an amazing kid-bright, musically talented, and gifted in robotics and science. I am super proud of him.
But he is a quirky, different kid, and does not care about appealing to his peers. He takes no shit, and when kids get after him, he gives it right back. As an example, a girl called him a “faggot” and he told her she was “retarded.” But she went to the teacher (he did not) and we had to fight with them up to the principal.
His class was supposed to go to the water park today, but his best friend is sick, and he begged us not to go. He let slip to hid mom that things are pretty bad for him.
So we let him stay home today. He spent the morning gaming on line with his sick buddy, and I blew off work to take him for a sushi (his favorite) lunch, and to see his therapist. I then took him to see a matinee of Wonder Woman.
I am sad because I want to help him, but junior high seems to suck for everyone. It was a horrible time for me, so I have no insight to offer.
He has a great summer planned. He is going to music camp, and NASA robotics camp in Alabama, where he did space camp last year. He is a great kid, and I wish I could show him how meaningless these kids are in the big picture. I can’t even be mad at them; kids who are mean have sadness driving them.
I have accepted that neither the school nor I can protect him from the reality of the grade 7-8 experience. Kids are going through so much physically and emotionally at that age that we cannnot expect them to be sane. All we can do is our best to help them ride it out.
"Jonathan Harper" (jbh)
06/02/2017 at 22:35, STARS: 2
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Be positive to him. Be supportive. I bet he will do great things.
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
06/02/2017 at 22:37, STARS: 2
Really, jr high sucks. I know teachers who actually enjoy working with that age group. That’s awesome, but I really don’t get it.
"Phyrxes once again has a wagon!" (phyrxes)
06/02/2017 at 22:41, STARS: 1
Does his school or is the a community based team around that does FRC? First Robotics Competition, if so I highly recommend getting involved. Its a program designed to have kids work with industry professionals (and parents that like to wrench) hand in hand to design build and fabricate a “large” competitive robot. Some of the best students I’ve had were ones that started at in 8th or 9th grade (Technically the lower age limit is 14 but I’ve seen that ignored in the past.) and by the time they were seniors they knew more than I did.
You can go
here
and put your zip code in and see what First teams are in your area.
I really enjoyed doing this at my previous school and many of the kids that found a “home” in robotics sound like your son.
"Carsbikesscooters" (carsbikesandscooters)
06/02/2017 at 22:56, STARS: 0
It feels like yesterday I was in 6th grade (it wasn’t that long ago actually), and had the same exact experiences. Fighting verbally with teachers, though, was my problem more than anything. I have aspergers and ADHD which doesn’t help with the organizational mess, but I think everyone loathes junior high to a degree.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
06/02/2017 at 23:00, STARS: 0
Junior high is a bitch. I know I hated it, but grade school and high school were fine (and college was awesome). Certainly the support you’re giving him is what he needs right now.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
06/02/2017 at 23:06, STARS: 0
As a quiet, nerdy kid I never really found my place until high school.