Frustration.
I received two phone calls from Mark's teachers today.
They are concerned about some stuff.
He has good grades, great grades, he's just not applying himself enough.
When he completes his assignments, he takes a nap.
This bothers the teachers.
They said he can do more work, ask for more work, and he doesn't.
They want him to go above and beyond, and I do too.
If he has the option of doing more, I want him to do more.
Also, we have the whole picture drawing issue again.
Mark likes to draw, he draws stick figures of sword fights, battles, soldiers, Lord of the rings fantasy type stuff, but they are always fighting.
Once again, we have teachers concerned with Mark's mental health because he draws, and once again, I told them I am not concerned unless he starts naming the "victims" of the battles with either teachers or students names.
He's not the Columbine killing type, he just likes to draw.
He's also not very social. he doesn't really like people, neither do I, but he barely speaks to anyone at all.
This has them very worried that he's possibly depressed, or being bullied, and neither teacher have seen him being bullied.
He assures me it's neither, he just doesn't like people.
So what the teachers and I came up with is this, every day that he falls asleep after finishing his work, they need to email or call me.
On those days, he will not be allowed to play any video games and have to go to bed early.
If he's so tired at school, then he obviously needs far more sleep than he's getting.
I know he's getting plenty of sleep, they are in bed no later than 11pm, at the absolute latest during the week, usually in bed at 10:30, and yes, I do let them stay up late on Friday and Saturday nights, but it's always no later than 11pm during the week.
Poor guy just isn't getting enough rest, and needs to go to bed really, really early, if he can't keep his eyes open at school. *wink*
Comments
I hope that "trick" works:) Mark seems to be real picky about who to hang out with.. and that's not all bad.
Posted by: Mindy | October 23, 2007 7:16 PM
I think all teenagers are really picky about who they hang out with and when.
Mark and Jeff have lunch together some days, and some days they sit together, and others they don't.
There are days they acknowledge and speak to each other, and other days they don't.
Sebastian told me about this the other day, he ended up in Mark and Jeff's lunch period, and both of them looked at each other, and then walked away from each other without saying a word.
Sebastian asked Mark what was up, and Mark said sometimes they talk to each other and sometimes they don't, he didn't see the big deal.
Sebastian had thought maybe they got into a fight or something, but no, they are teenage boys with hormones and have good and bad days, and days where they hate everyone.
When I asked mark, he said yeah, they like each other, but we (you and me) are more of friends than they are. They only hung out with each other cuz we do, and they get along, but not like best friends or anything.
I can understand that.
Posted by: Kat | October 23, 2007 7:30 PM