Day: Frazzled!

Wow oh wow, a four day week makes for a crazy one!

Tuesday started off normal. The child who is normally in with us, came in well, did his work, received his rewards and even went to general education class without issues. During however, he got frustrated and shut down. After that he was unwilling to do anything and becuase of this he had homework.

Wednesday was awful! He refused to get on the sped bus. Mom had to drag him into the classroom, and he literally sat under the window all day. When it came time for going home he was furious because he had homework. He sat on his backpack and wouldn't get up from it. A staff member had to pull it out from under him. Once the books were in, the bag was left on the table and the child immediately went to take everything out and fling (books, papers, etc) on the floor and table. The bag again had to be taken away and then put outside so he couldn't get it. He then refused to go to the bus or even home, because he would have to work. In the end, he had to physically be put on the bus via the principal and bus staff. That same day a child came to our room in the morning and wanted to make animal noises all day. We rebuttled with louder noise that made him angry and almost to the point of tears. It turned out however that the next day would prove to be uneventful as he did not like being in that setting that way. He thought he would be able to get away with noises all day and telling adults to shut up and no one cares and they are stupid.

Today prevailed to be wonderful (until I got done with class that is). The student who is with us full time came in, did his work, went to PE, had lunch with his peers, and went home without homework! He did wonderful. Our other child (3rd grader) came in the classroom in the morning but decided he was going to do his work and wanted to be in the regular education classroom. He has difficulty in math and had to come back to us. But after learning how to do the work and cool off time, he was able to go back to class and was very excited to do so!

It seems things are working, but you just never know what a day will hold! School for me is absolutely frustrating and to a point I wouldn't have it any other way. It keeps me on my toes. It's exhausting but I know it will all be worth it in the end. There literally are not enough hours in the day for me to get all I need done, completed!