http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/300341/feeling-hopeless- my son is 14 he goes to parma community school .he has adhd and is saying he is not getting the help he need in this school he does not get along with the teachers and is wanting me to put him in james frod rhodes in cleveland city schools? i was so not wanting to do this what should i do if anyone has gone to james rhodes or has kids there can you give me some feed back or a school that will hwlp my son to not feel like he is so hopeless and worthless i am so lost and feel so bad for him. GreatSchools en-us TeacherParent 9th grade can be a very big transition year and having teachers you dislike makes the transition very hard. No teacher is the right teacher for every student. It's hard ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/300341/feeling-hopeless-?cpage=1#comment_313890 5100.313890 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:30:11 -0800 maggie93215 I am so sorry that your child has to go through this, thankfully he has a great mom helping/guiding him. In the meeting be sure to let themknow that school ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/300341/feeling-hopeless-?cpage=1#comment_301354 5100.301354 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:55:54 -0800 cynthialee please find out who your child's school's "Special Education Liasion" is and contact them for assistance as part of their role is to advocate for your child. I would request ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/300341/feeling-hopeless-?cpage=1#comment_300918 5100.300918 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:14:26 -0800 tj2735 I have experience the same thing with my grandson 14, but not in that part of the country. Teachers and the principle just don't care enough to work with the ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/300341/feeling-hopeless-?cpage=1#comment_300880 5100.300880 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:28:55 -0800 hockeymum Good luck with the meeting. I agree to include your son in the meeting if possible. His input is important. I actually don't see a problem with switching schools due ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/300341/feeling-hopeless-?cpage=1#comment_300635 5100.300635 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:05:26 -0800 harleymom70 no Maggie i am not upset with anything you said it;s all true and i do have a meeting tomorrow for his iep update and the one teacher is ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/300341/feeling-hopeless-?cpage=2#comment_300628 5100.300628 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:56:33 -0800 harleymom70 i agree i will tell them i want James in the meeting and i do hope we can figure this out and thank so very very much for just having ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/300341/feeling-hopeless-?cpage=2#comment_300599 5100.300599 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:36:41 -0800 maggie93215 So you would want him to feel bad rather than let him try the other school. We all know that kids can be cruel to other kids maybe some of ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/300341/feeling-hopeless-?cpage=2#comment_300574 5100.300574 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:20:45 -0800 MSMomm Since your son is older now, you should have him participate in his IEP meeting. He can directly express to the team what he feels he needs from his teachers ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/300341/feeling-hopeless-?cpage=2#comment_300563 5100.300563 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:16:13 -0800 harleymom70 he has been this way all year i fell a small part is he is in his first year of high school a new school and there are like about ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/300341/feeling-hopeless-?cpage=2#comment_300534 5100.300534 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:59:01 -0800 dhfl143 Welcome. I am sorry that you son is feeling so sad. I am a member of the "Learning and Attention Difficulties" group here at GS and many of our kids ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/300341/feeling-hopeless-?cpage=3#comment_300449 5100.300449 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:11:14 -0800 hockeymum For more support on the issues of ADHD please visit the Learning and Attention difficulties group here http://community.greatschools.net/groups/11554Its a shame he feels hopless and he deserves better treatment from the ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/300341/feeling-hopeless-?cpage=3#comment_300386 5100.300386 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:44:57 -0800