So, I am a one-on-one care provider to a young lady who has a heart condition. She is in 10th grade. She is mentally capable. There is nothing wrong with her in that area she's just physically a sick child. So her teachers have been trying to help her succeed and provide her with a good amount of time to get work done. So when we got to her class, she had none of her work done. Her teacher asked her why, and she came up with excuses. I've been personally noticing her on YouTube watching cartoons during class. So I told her teacher she hasn't been doing her work and has been watching YouTube videos. He sad thank you so much for that because I was feeling bad like is it me or is she taking advantage. I told him no, she's taking advantage. Then, in her next teacher history class, she had her earphones on watching YouTube while he was teaching. I told her ," Please be respectful of your teacher. You should not have your earphones on while he's teaching. If you fall behind in class, I will not be staying after school with you until you complete your work. You'll either have to repeat the class or your mom will have to come." Like I get she has a heart condition, but I feel at this point she's using it to get over on her teachers and to take advantage. At this point I'm starting to see the kid differently and not desiring to be their one on one as there are other kids who would love to go to school and learn that don't have the opportunity
Was I too harsh setting boundaries with this chronically ill teen?
Depending on her heart condition, maybe she feels like school is a waste of time if she isn't going to be able to live a normal life - so why learn all of this information and knowledge?
Maybe she doesn't have much energy for school and school work. So just watching YouTube gives her something that doesn't take much energy and she enjoys it. It brings joy to her broken 💔 heart.
To be honest, I didn't like anything at all about school ever!! Maybe just as a place to meet new friends and see my friends.
I would hop on the bus and go home at lunchtime and watch TV and listen to music. My mom was at work so I had some peace and quiet for a little while.
She reminds me of myself when it comes to school. With that said, I did get a part-time job when I was 16 and went to school half of the day sometimes.
I worked for 30 years. I was a good person and a hard worker.
I've been told that I am intelligent.🤓 I believe now that school was just too boring for me. I learned what interested me in my adult years.
Not everyone likes school. I knew that I was never going to use algebra in my lifetime and I never have. So why force me to do something like algebra that I have never used?
She might be bored at school and doing school work. Maybe she's learning things on YouTube that she is interested in and is learning about other things besides algebra!🙃
She's the one who said her dream was to go to school. If she has the energy to disrespect her teachers, watch shows on her laptop and have earphones on then she can do her work. If she's not going to follow the rules she needs to leave so the slot can be given to another kid who wants to go to school but can't. That's not an excuse to be disrespecting.
I can't believe you'd excuse this poor behavior. This is why you hear about kids killing their parents when their parent finally decides to put their foot down. This behavior escalates
Ok so I was well within my rights? Yeah I don't want the teachers to be easy on her such as let her pass just because she pulls the "sick kid card". If she keeps it up I will not be working with her
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Depending on her heart condition, maybe she feels like school is a waste of time if she isn't going to be able to live a normal life - so why learn all of this information and knowledge?
Maybe she doesn't have much energy for school and school work. So just watching YouTube gives her something that doesn't take much energy and she enjoys it. It brings joy to her broken 💔 heart.
To be honest, I didn't like anything at all about school ever!! Maybe just as a place to meet new friends and see my friends.
I would hop on the bus and go home at lunchtime and watch TV and listen to music. My mom was at work so I had some peace and quiet for a little while.
She reminds me of myself when it comes to school. With that said, I did get a part-time job when I was 16 and went to school half of the day sometimes.
I worked for 30 years. I was a good person and a hard worker.
I've been told that I am intelligent.🤓 I believe now that school was just too boring for me. I learned what interested me in my adult years.
Not everyone likes school. I knew that I was never going to use algebra in my lifetime and I never have. So why force me to do something like algebra that I have never used?
She might be bored at school and doing school work. Maybe she's learning things on YouTube that she is interested in and is learning about other things besides algebra!🙃
She's the one who said her dream was to go to school. If she has the energy to disrespect her teachers, watch shows on her laptop and have earphones on then she can do her work. If she's not going to follow the rules she needs to leave so the slot can be given to another kid who wants to go to school but can't. That's not an excuse to be disrespecting.
I can't believe you'd excuse this poor behavior. This is why you hear about kids killing their parents when their parent finally decides to put their foot down. This behavior escalates
Man! Do you think you can exaggerate some more? From watching YouTube to killing people. What's your problem? Maybe you are her problem! 🤔
There is nothing good that comes from excusing this behavior.
Ok so I was well within my rights? Yeah I don't want the teachers to be easy on her such as let her pass just because she pulls the "sick kid card". If she keeps it up I will not be working with her
Right. Your job is not to get her a free pass.
No, I don't think so.
No you weren't