The home visit was anti-climactic. After convincing (ok, threatening) the teens to clean the upstairs so that the nice lady could walk and avoid attack by killer dust bunnies, she was here for less than five minutes. No exaggeration. Apparently this visit was just to make sure that Janni is okay and that his environment is safe and healthy.
Nonetheless I think I can safely say that we are all glad it's over.
We also got some interesting news about Janni's government class. From the beginning, it has been U.S. History and government that have caused him academic grief. I assumed that it was the unfamiliar words, terms, and concepts that were stymieing him as he spent hours reading and studying yet still not feeling comfortable with the material. Thursday night he was so tired and so frustrated that I sent his government teacher an e-mail and told him that I insisted that Janni stop working on the assignment.
Not only did his teacher completely agree he also did some detective work and found out that when Janni was given his textbook at the beginning of school he was erroneously handed the incorrect book. So, the book he had a home – the one that was supposed to supplement what was going on in class – was the Advanced Placement book.
No wonder he was confused!
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