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Old Feb 17, 2011, 03:47 AM
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Not ranty at all, glad you posted. Mine is about to become a long one however.... sorry for that upfront.

First off. Give yourself a lot of credit for coming through all you have and are still moving forward. I admire your perserverence and I hope you are doing much better now.

It can be daunting after missing school, the work that gets placed before us. Little by little we can tackle it, it will become manageable, and eventually get us caught back up. Sometimes bringing in a tutor can help with this or a parent acting as one works really well to help guide us so we are not just left to figure it all out on our own at a stage like this. Bringing the work home to make-up what was missed also helps so we can do it at our own pace, then turn it back into the school for grading and have times/dates scheduled for any testing.

If you are certain you do not want to repeat the year, something I would imagine can be worked out with the school to get the needed assignments and then to your parent(s) or a tutor for you to work on. It may need to be completed in addition to the normal school work but would allow you to make progress towards the goal of not having to repeat it. A schedule can be set up for each week so it is not so overwhelming of what needs to done each week.

If this is what you want, talk to your parents, then to the school, and you won't know until you try. However, if you don't feel that you are up to it just yet, which is understandable too, waiting to take on this work when you have your mental and physical strength back, is a good plan too despite the fact it means waiting a year. When you are stronger, you could be better prepared and life made easier.

There are options, but what do you feel up to at this point? If it were me, (and it was in the past), I would be more concerned right now about what I thought I could do, and make a decision based on that. The school year is not over yet, and next year will come when it does, I would ask, what am I capable of doing now? If up to it, go for it, tell them you want to take steps to do the work and try to complete this year. If not feeling up to it, this is wise as well to know what is best for our overall health and do what we can when we are in a better position; it will be alright either way, really!

Hoping the very best for you! Take good care of yourself in the meantime.
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