Shelley L.

It is that dreaded time of year: conferences. You sit down, hear the teacher’s sigh, and see a slight eye roll. Here we go again with the usual list of student sins… late work, messy desk, sloppy writing, daydreaming. ""If only he would apply himself."" Sound familiar? You leave feeling defeated, and your child feels like a loser. But he is not a loser. He has just been dropped into a rigid system led by linear thinkers who don't understand how his unique mind works—you might as well have dropped…