High school has this mama freaked out

Just checked out the school that my son will attend. I must say, I don’t remember my high school being so HUGE.

I hate that I can’t make easy decisions about his classes and electives, especially PE. I guess a lot of my questions won’t really be addressed until May at a special meeting with his IEP team. I feel like I just can’t wait to get some answers.

Biggest worries: Fitting in and being teased.

Next biggest worries: Teachers who won’t get him and getting kicked out of honors math and science.

I need to get over it. I know. It’s hard.

For now, my now history-loving son will take regular English and World History. He loves history so I wanted to push honors, but I don’t want to overwhelm him.  My son and I decided, together, to push math and science. His dream is to become a rocket scientist. So honors he will do.

I’m torn about PE and an elective. The school has special programs to emphasis one sport. All levels of experience are accepted. He’d like to do soccer. He was OK as a defender, but his Asperger’s made this sport difficult. That’s the subject of another blog. So let’s just say I worry about the jocks. There’s also a junior ROTC option. Meeting the group, I didn’t feel it would be a great fit either. And I’m not crazy about the general PE option. Ugh!

We won’t do a language this first year. I don’t want him to feel too stressed, and by default, languages require a lot of participation. So will we do art? Plant sciences? Again, ugh!

Praying his new IEP team and his teachers will make the transition to high school smooth. I’m shooting for success, but can’t help worrying disaster is possible.