...So thinking of having my son take a high school science class here and there and audit it. I don't want him to take it for actual credit, since this would be a trial run to see if he could actually handle the extra load. Also,I don't want a potential "less than desirable" grade on his permanent record.
I wonder about the auditing idea. There is little benefit in auditing a physics or chemistry class if you are not going to attempt the solve the problems in the textbook. If you are going to do the work, you may as well get credit for it. Before 9th grade, I don't think grades matter much, so I would not worry much about the permanent record.
