Alexander is two separate people I’ve been dealing with for ten years. There is the Alex that is super loving and caring and will ask if I want him to make me a smoothie after school. Then there is the Alex the is seen most of the time. The boy who struggles making friends and interacting with peers, that hurts his family mentally and physically. The boy that makes suicidal statements and plans to run away. The boy that struggles academically and gets triggered when it doesn’t get it’s way or is told “no.” I love Alexander more than anything in this world even when I have a right not to. He does everything in his power to tear the family apart; he manipulates my parents so they argue, he gets angry over every little thing, he doesn’t believe …show more content…
Ten years ago when my family adopted Alexander we promised to give him the life his birth mother wished she could provide for him, to never give up on him, and to love him unconditionally no matter what. Our family has been through so much just to try and help Alexander. Emotionally, mentally, financially -all because we love him. I’ve been going to school in this district for 9 years now. All we here about as students is District 203’s mission. The mission to produce students who are self-directed learners, collaborative workers, complex thinkers, quality producers, and community contributors. Alexander will be capable of completing this mission with the right tools, at this time a general education setting is not enough to help Alexander succeed. Seeing first-hand how well the multi-need classrooms can benefit students and could really help Alexander I brought this idea to my parents. For at least the remaining of this school year they would like Alexander to be placed in one of the two multi-needs classrooms. Come summertime, he would also benefit from summer school. Seeing how he does in a setting somewhat similar to what he had at Sandhill will allow them and the district to understand even more what he needs and if he may be able to handle a less restrictive environment moving forward. His needs may not be as visible as others but they exist and are just as important. It would be in the best interest of Alexander, me, and peers that he be placed in one of the multi-needs programs that offer tools that will help Alexander socially, emotionally, behaviorally, and