Darlene
My 12 year old brother-in-law refuses to go to school. He lives in a home with his mother and grandmother, and they are all disabled, and retired so nobody in the household works, or has any type of schedule. Last year in school he was in 5th grade, and became truant. He ended up being held back in 5th grade. After becoming truant again, his mother got the great idea of taking him out of school and homeschooling him. (She is mentally disabled and not fit to be teaching him.) Long story short, he has been out of school for 6 months now, receiving no education. A truant officer and her supervisor visited the house yesterday. When I arrived, I found that my mother-in-law had told them that my husband and I were homeschooling him via an online school at our house. I told the truant officer that that simply was not true. What is going to happen to my mother-in-law for taking him out of school and not ensuring he is receiving an education? Furthermore, is there anything my husband and I can do since we are no guardians? We never agreed to home school him, and were against taking him out of school in the first place. All he does is sleep all day and play video games. He is waited on hand and foot by his mother and grandmother. I don't even think he can sign his own name or make a sandwich. Every time myself or any other adult tries to teach him how to do something he gets upset and hides in his room. I am in Illinois, so I know the truancy and homeschooling laws are different than in most other states.
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If you're worried about him and are willing to take on the responsibility, you should look into becoming his guardian. It does sound like he's in a less-than-ideal situation, yeah, but it doesn't sound like he's being physically abused or starved or anything, so they'll probably be less likely to take hard action without your insistence..
If you're worried about him and are willing to take on the responsibility, you should look into becoming his guardian. It does sound like he's in a less-than-ideal situation, yeah, but it doesn't sound like he's being physically abused or starved or anything, so they'll probably be less likely to take hard action without your insistence..
How do you parents help your kids with foreign-language homework if you don't know the language?
Eddie Cacc
Some of the 5th grade Spanish stuff my kid brings home would be really hard for her to figure out without someone to explain to her the words she doesn't know. Luckily, I can read and write Spanish fairly ok. How do you cope with this?
I'm fine with translating, Wildflower, but good info!
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LMAO.. haha.. Love ya Lulu!!! :)
Well, first of all, showing an interest and encouraging them is one of the best ways.. I can really see the difference in performance from my kids who report that their parents "don't like" them taking Spanish versus the kids whose parents are supportive, even if they don't know the language themselves. At my school, 85% of parents never had Spanish as a foreign language, so it's a pretty common problem parents have..
I have some cool links to websites I'll send ya by email if you write me and give me your email addy.. they have the audio pronunciation and activities / games your daughter can do to help reinforce the lessons.. and then, you could always beg and plead me to help ya! lol.. ;~)
Oh, and JJ is trying to help from a good place.. but to prove a point to my kids one day about how silly those online translators are, I had them have it translate something along the lines that "The kids are glad to be writing on the computer" .. and it changed it to "The kids are glad to be urinating on the computer".. hahahaha.. be wary of online translators.
LMAO.. haha.. Love ya Lulu!!! :)
Well, first of all, showing an interest and encouraging them is one of the best ways.. I can really see the difference in performance from my kids who report that their parents "don't like" them taking Spanish versus the kids whose parents are supportive, even if they don't know the language themselves. At my school, 85% of parents never had Spanish as a foreign language, so it's a pretty common problem parents have..
I have some cool links to websites I'll send ya by email if you write me and give me your email addy.. they have the audio pronunciation and activities / games your daughter can do to help reinforce the lessons.. and then, you could always beg and plead me to help ya! lol.. ;~)
Oh, and JJ is trying to help from a good place.. but to prove a point to my kids one day about how silly those online translators are, I had them have it translate something along the lines that "The kids are glad to be writing on the computer" .. and it changed it to "The kids are glad to be urinating on the computer".. hahahaha.. be wary of online translators.
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