Boarding school? Smart, verbal kid with borderline NVLD (not diagnosable) issues

tomkat
Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:50:38 +0000

Thank you all for your thoughtful replies. I am beginning to see how many different paths people can take and still end up – after some struggles-- finding a niche for themselves.

It’smethere, I’m sorry you still feel that you’re floundering but as some of the others have said, you seem to have a number of strengths which you can play to. The hard thing about school is that you have to take all the courses, including ones you’re not good at. But you have helped me, because my son wanted to go someplace more prestigious, too. We are now looking into places that he never would have originally considered. It’s been hard for him, but a number of people have told him it’s better to be a big fish in a small pond. It’s not the size of the pond really as much as the competitiveness, I think. Good luck to you in following your dreams.