Mid-Quarter grade reports came home today. Boy #1 is 15 yrs. old, the same teacher always puts in the remarks section, “Needs more home study time.”

Excuse me? He’s 15 years old, hormonal and bipolar. We have spend every school night struggling to keep him from going to spend time with the neighborhood drop-out. The first words out of my mouth when he gets home everyday are, “Do you have homework and do you have any tests coming up?”

I wonder exactly what this teacher suggests we do to give him more home study time. Seriously. He see’s the psychiatrist this Friday because Spring is coming on and he is showing signs of the seasonal aspects, including slipping grades. Until he’s restabilized, I’m afraid my walls and I can’t deal with giving him ultimatums. Bipolar + teenager + 5ft. 9 inches & 175lbs = it’s not worth it at this time. Our time at home is structured beyond belief. The word “schedule” gives me giddy tingles of glee. He is, without a doubt, the epitome of being able to lead a horse to water but not being able to make it drink.

And am I alone in thinking that a report card is the last place to make contact about a child a teacher has concerns about?

Sorry. I had to get that off my chest before I screamed.

And I apologize for not following up on the cryptic post previous to this one. I will do so later tonight or in the morning.