http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/302189/What-more-can-I-do-The-teacher-is-calling-me-all-the-time-and-saying-my-daughter-isnt-staying-focus For the past 2 years my daughter has been an all A's student and I changed her to a school that has the IB program. Weel, to make a long story short she has a teacher that hs been teaching for 2 years but, is always calling to let me know my daughter isn't staying focus in class and that she has a behavior problem. Well, after all the call from the the teacher I contact the GC myself. I felt that if it was such a HUGE problem that the situation would have been handled better. I am grasping for air on this situation I feel that I made a bad mistake changing my daughter school. Please HELP! us. GreatSchools en-us idel072203 hi, request to school the program F.B.A. FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT. but you need to have an evaluation that she has ADHD, request an IEP ASAP. to discuss the situation, do ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/302189/What-more-can-I-do-The-teacher-is-calling-me-all-the-time-and-saying-my-daughter-isnt-staying-focus?cpage=1#comment_431691 5100.431691 Fri, 22 May 2009 15:54:53 -0700 trylove83 She may be having difficulty adjusting, but you may want to consider having her evaluated for ADHD, just as an added measure. Though, it is odd she is just now ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/302189/What-more-can-I-do-The-teacher-is-calling-me-all-the-time-and-saying-my-daughter-isnt-staying-focus?cpage=1#comment_431589 5100.431589 Fri, 22 May 2009 12:46:55 -0700 julie1991 1. I've seen that most students with attention problems are simply not getting enough sleep. Children in elementary school actually need 14 hours of sleep a night. That seems like ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/302189/What-more-can-I-do-The-teacher-is-calling-me-all-the-time-and-saying-my-daughter-isnt-staying-focus?cpage=1#comment_320658 5100.320658 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:47:43 -0800 1seremen I think you did the right thing with your child's education. Relax if you can and schedule another meeting with the teacher. Try to have an open mind and seek ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/302189/What-more-can-I-do-The-teacher-is-calling-me-all-the-time-and-saying-my-daughter-isnt-staying-focus?cpage=1#comment_302434 5100.302434 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:26:19 -0800 maggie93215 We all want our children to succeed in life, to be happy successful and a productive part of society. That is the American dream we as parent have for our ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/302189/What-more-can-I-do-The-teacher-is-calling-me-all-the-time-and-saying-my-daughter-isnt-staying-focus?cpage=1#comment_302326 5100.302326 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:49:48 -0800 MSMomm It's understandable that your daughter's grades may have slipped a bit, since she's being challenged more. However, she may be acting out in class to make up for the difficulty. ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/302189/What-more-can-I-do-The-teacher-is-calling-me-all-the-time-and-saying-my-daughter-isnt-staying-focus?cpage=2#comment_302314 5100.302314 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:35:22 -0800 sissywilcox Healthy11 as well as sbozarth23 has asked good questions. Before you make any haste decision I would look at what both have asked you here. I do have another question ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/302189/What-more-can-I-do-The-teacher-is-calling-me-all-the-time-and-saying-my-daughter-isnt-staying-focus?cpage=2#comment_302249 5100.302249 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:35:26 -0800 sbozarth23 healthy11 has asked some good questions. Another question I have is has something happened at home recently? It just seems odd that her behavior would change so drastically. What does ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/302189/What-more-can-I-do-The-teacher-is-calling-me-all-the-time-and-saying-my-daughter-isnt-staying-focus?cpage=2#comment_302214 5100.302214 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:56:53 -0800 Des2nee My daughter is 7 yrs old and I have thought about changing her back to the other school but the work was so easy that she needed more the IB ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/302189/What-more-can-I-do-The-teacher-is-calling-me-all-the-time-and-saying-my-daughter-isnt-staying-focus?cpage=2#comment_302199 5100.302199 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:40:21 -0800 healthy11 How old is your daughter/what grade? It's unusual for an older student to suddenly experience problems with focusing and behavior, although if she's somehow feeling "overwhelmed" with much tougher IB ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/302189/What-more-can-I-do-The-teacher-is-calling-me-all-the-time-and-saying-my-daughter-isnt-staying-focus?cpage=2#comment_302194 5100.302194 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:23:59 -0800