Wednesday, June 4, 2008

An ending or a break?

So today was our last OGA class for awhile, at least with teachers. They have open gym a few times a week, and I will try to get Orion to that when I can. When Ron starts working again, we will have to decide if we are going to start him up again. The weird thing is, he seemed to like it less and less each week. Well, I should be more specific. He seemed to get more and more bored with the warmups. I am not sure if he doesn't understand what to do or just doesn't like them, but he usually just sits there and doesn't do them with the rest of the group. For the last two weeks, he has actually walked away from the group during this time. He went back both times and seemed to mostly enjoy the rest of class. But even that has changed, at least it regards to him not wanting to listen to the teacher. I was surprised at how well he jumped right into standing in line, waiting to take turns, responding when the teacher asked him to do something, etc. Lately he has been piping up and saying that isn't what he wants to do. The whole class setting is artificial compared to how we usually do things. For example, if he is into something he really likes, he will soon have to change it as they move from different stations several times in the hour. I knew this from the start, but decided to see if it would be a click for him, and it seem to be at first. Maybe it is all the freedom he experienced at Life is Good? Maybe he is sensing the impending changes coming in his family? Who knows...? I will ask him down the road if he wants to go back to the class setting, but for now it is time for a break.

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