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[quote=Anonymous]DS is 7 and has been taking a karate class for one hour once a week for about a year.  He is still a white belt. He always has the same teacher, who says DS has a good technique but is not a good listener, so while all the other kids are getting promoted, DS is not. The belt tests only happen a few times a year. DS loves karate but is getting a little despondent that he will never advance.  He has ADHD and the class requires a lot of sitting around and standing around while the teacher is either lecturing about self-control or has the children stand in line so he can assess their technique individually. DS gets in trouble when he is required to sit or stand for a while waiting for his turn to come. The class is definitely not a good match for him, but he loves karate and feels that he already invested much time into it.  I personally want to take him out because this punitive policy of withholding belt exams is not working, but DS wants to keep going.  I wanted to talk to the teacher about just letting him take the belt exam at least once this year, but DH feels that we should not "rescue" him. Wwyd? [/quote]

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