I just wanted to share an update. I am now homeschooling zoren. he loves it! i haven't seen that zeal since before i sent him to school. i got my kid back. i expect that we will hit our bumps, our obstinate mornings, our days off for mommy burnout. A week in, it's working for us. You're right, Lorel. It was a weight off to just make the decision, roll with it, and stop fighting for what he needs and provide it.
before we decided for certain, he attended a trial week at their K-2 summer program so that the potential teachers could become familiar with him. after a week, they had already seen the brain and the boredom. he sat with the 2nd grade kids by choice (he turned 5 today), and socially fit, but was bored out of his mind by the work). They met with me, the principal, curriculum coordinator for the district, and the educational services director. they offered grade skips, but admitted that in class acceleration or differentiation would be very limited. he's not going to slow down the rate at which he learns. so, instead of eventually having him in with kids significantly older than him (i didn't like the idea of social exposure), we decided the only viable and local option for him is homeschool.
so, here we go!
