Rounding Third and Headed for Home...

More on what this is all about here.

So the end of the 1st quarter of 5th grade is right around the corner. Currently, Will is holding on to straight A's. Barely.

He is so excited and so motivated to do this. It is exciting to see. Science and Reading are the two subjects where he is teetering on the edge of a B. So, we are working extra hard for his Science vocab test coming up next week and on his Science Weekly worksheets.

Vision therapy has more or less been a no go. We do it when we think about it, but it is just hard. I have been in touch now with a Dr. T, who lives not far from here, who does vision therapy on her own in her home. She works with several children right now and Will can probably join her group. He and I are going to go observe next Thursday. Dr. L, from New Bremen, is actually going to be coming down the week after that to meet with Dr. T about Will, which is just wonderful. I have very high hopes for fixing his problems by fixing his vision issues...

I had an interesting conversation with a mom from church while we were at camp last weekend. Her daughter has been diagnosed ADHD and with auditory processing disorder. Her type of ADHD is the same type as Will's. She and her husband were as anti-medication as Chris and I are. They absolutely did not want to go that route. At some point, though, they decided to give it a try and they were absolutely shocked by how well it worked. In fact, their daughter thanks them for it. School became a breeze for her. Wow! Wouldn't that be wonderful? If school could just become a breeze for Will? Is that even possible? It is so hard to imagine. School has always been a struggle. Could a pill really free up his mind and make it work the way it is meant to? It sounds too good to be true, except it's not. Too good, I mean. I hate, hate, hate the thought of making him take a medication. I told Chris about it. He was intrigued, but we are still a long way from going that route.

So, two more weeks left in this 1st quarter. Can he do it? Can he hold on to his A's? He is determined to, though I have pointed out to him that B's are great, too. That a B is nothing to be disappointed in... But, he wants those A's! It's nice to see the motivation!