Not only is he dyslexic, he is dysgraphic. His grade first quarter was 76, however his current grade is 48. He really is struggling to keep up, hates the class, and is begging to be allowed to quit. He is, however, a really smart kid with all other grades in the 90s for honors classes. He decided to take the second year of Spanish, knowing colleges really want at least two years of foreign language.
I have spoken with his guidance counselor, before school started, who suggested he take it, and drop within 5 weeks if he couldn't handle it. Obviously he has missed that cut off. It was suggested he could try American Sign Language online. How bad will it look if he drops Spanish at this stage, in 9th grade? Should he stick it out, with the resulting drop in GPA? I will of course be talking with counselor again. I am meeting with the teacher today so we can figure out what he needs help with, and I am thinking I will have to get a tutor. I am very sure though that he will continue to have a low grade in this class that is making him miserable. What should we do?
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