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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Somehow, you kid isn't owning the problem because part oft  the problem is that he doesn't fit the mold you are trying to hammer him into. That actually is a big deal, and from his way of thinking, he doesn't want to do/doesn't see the need to do what you consider important. You can force the issue for another year, but why? In a year you will be locked in such conflict it may destroy your relationship forever.

See if you can find something with real tangible physical results for him to do:  does he like cars?  Help him learn auto repair. Wood/building/creating in that way?  A lot of 6th graders can go to shop classes. Cooking/food?  Find him a culinary course.

Also, I'd still consider private school. Mostly because there, all the kids will be doing the same thing and he won't stand out. [/quote]

OP here - I see your point and disagree at the same time.  There's no particular mold that we're trying to hammer him into - these are basic expectations.  We're not trying to get him to, say, write a 2 page essay (he couldn't do that at this point).  Moreover, they're not just our expectations - they're school's expectations as well.  And having visited privates for kids with LD's last year (and DS actually spent part of a day at one), they have the same expectations.  Keep an agenda.  Go through it with your family.  Let people work with you to prioritize what needs to be done.  Our public middle school is asking for the same exec function skills that the private LD schools are -- and, like the private LD schools, they are working at explicitly teaching him these things.  We actually are pleasantly surprised at how much his middle school is doing.  It is early in the year and we know things can change/improve.

DS has a number of non-school interests, at which he excels and in which he engages every week, so that's not lacking in his life either.[/quote]

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