Will He Continue To Do It?
After a few weeks of his “last chance-last semester” contract, Dylan is still working hard to make sure nothing is missing.
He checks with his teachers every day. He does homework at home. He tells me what needs to be done, sometimes, almost as a way to remind himself. (I don’t remind him.)
Dylan gets up for school on time, except for one day – mentioned in a prior blog – when he didn’t. None of his teachers are complaining. I am still getting emails from them, saying he is doing well.
He missed a class because of Ski Club one day, and his classwork was “missing.” So he did it, and turned it in right away. He even made sure that the teacher emailed me to let me know that it was in.
We have an IEP meeting scheduled for Dylan soon. I am wondering what to discuss at that meeting. Do I judge his behavior by the past seven years, or by the past 20 days?
Dylan’s case manager said, “We’re probably not making any changes to his IEP this year, so we can spend some time discussing his schedule for next year.”
We surely won’t need to make any changes to his IEP this year. In college, there will be no IEP. There will be extra time allowed for testing, probably, but his professors aren’t going to allow for “extra time” to get things done. Now that I think about it, maybe we should explain the concept of “extra time” to Dylan now.
Dylan obviously can do it. He knows how to do it. He is able to do it. At this point, it’s just his choice. Will he continue to do it, to ensure his own future?
I am just sitting on the sidelines, like I’m watching a really close-scoring game, and holding my breath.