Welcome to my Journey!

WELCOME!

So I am the mother of 4 wonderful children. I embarked on this journey 11 years ago with my husband. As time went on, we sent our oldest child to school and little by little we noticed that although he was sooooo smart, things just were not that easy for him. 

He had to work triple hard to keep up. When we noticed little assistance from his teacher in 1st grade and the easy response of "well, we will just hold him back one year" we decided to change him from public school to a charter school. I know, some people say that this was not a wise move but at this time it seemed to be a better option for him. 

We have stuck with this school for years and the last of my 4 kids is going into kindergarten in August. Although, we thought that our eldest was making progress, this last year was tough. Grades dropped dramatically and as a parent, I felt like a failure. Why is it that I was so involved with him and yet he was not making any progress? Eventually we got that call yet again... They asked us if we would consent to hold him back. 

"NO" I replied...

This was the last drop to an already overflowing cup along with the fact that the person on the phone was not aware that he had already been held back. UUGGGHHH!!!! 

So I did what I do best. I put on my research hat, made a couple of calls and got him a tutor and was on my way. 

We are in this together my Superhero with SLDs. 

Retrieved from:

11 Inspirational Quotes From Superheroes That Might Just Give You Superpowers

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And so our journey began...

As I move through this journey, I would like to share my findings and I hope that by me doing this, you will feel less alone and lost in this system we call Education.