The Bouncy One

May have to leave. Today he bit me and kicked my shin. This was after he pushed a kid into a wall. He pinches and pushes and is constantly being reprimanded for one thing or another. If I compliment on how nicely he's sitting he gets up and runs around. If I say, "Wow - I like how you are so nice and quiet," he takes it as a que to talk at the top of his lungs.
He is not socially, emotionally, or cognitively ready for kindergarten. We tell ourselves he may adjust - give him a couple more days.
Everyday he is a little worse. At lunch he chews up his food, spits it out, then eats it again. He is not ready for us, and we are not prepared to help him. He needs one on one attention from someone who is much more trained than us.
Next week we will meet with his parents and discuss his options. How hard is must be to hear that your child is having such a hard time adjusting and making friends. The thought of telling his mom exactly how bad it is brings tears to my eyes...
At the same time the other students do not deserve to be in a classroom with someone who is abusive.
Today we called to have him removed from the room to spend time with a special ed teacher. It's something I thought I'd never do. It was admitting that I didn't have the training or patience to educate him, and neither did my cooperating teacher. Realizing that I couldn't balance his needs with the needs of my other students....that I couldn't be everything to all of them. It's the first time I've ever felt like I failed a student.
And it was only the fourth day.