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[quote=Anonymous]New PP also with a rising 5th grader with ADHD/anxiety but otherwise above grade level for reading and math.  Distance learning was a disaster for our family - many days ended with tears in both me and my son, and if the school year hadn't just ended, I was on the verge of a major depressive episode for feeling like I had failed him.

I think it was a combination of the DL materials MCPS sent home being SO BORING combined with confusion between mom-as-teacher and mom-as-safe-space.  Writing was a particular nightmare, and just getting him to sit down and do the assignments (although I don't believe he has dysgraphia or any other writing-specific disabilities, as he writes for fun often).  I had to take a leave of absence from my already part-time wfh job to work with him; he literally could not/would not do anything if left to his own devices (and working with me was still mostly arguing).

I think he would do really well with a homeschool-style curriculum - perhaps even better than in class - but I think he needs at least a part-time tutor/guide *who is not me* to get him through it.  I could see a better math curriculum working for us, but I have no idea how anything could make basic writing skills fun/interesting enough to get through without external, live/video support.

Thank you all for your fabulous advice - I am bookmarking this for future reference if we end up going DL in the fall, as I don't think I can do it with the county-supplied materials again.

(I also have a rising 2nd grader who is NT or possibly only mild ADHD but would prefer to keep them on similar tracks as much as possible, if anyone has advice for that age range?)[/quote]

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