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At what point in that meeting did that last 1% disappear?

When the vice principal didn't turn up?

I think it was somewhere between the AP not showing up and the chair asking for his name

That's about what I thought. Good luck with homeschooling.

You did really well. You found the answers to the questions that were important to you and you didn't let the eduspeak cloud the picture.

It does sound like they really didn't know what they were at the meeting for, didn't see the subject or your son as important, and instead just wanted to inform you what the school system likes to do. Here's our program, I'm sure you'll like it. Everyone else seems to.

Enjoy your homeschooler! First thing to remember is that he is so far ahead that there is really nothing that you can do that will mess him up any more than school would. Relax and when you begin to worry, think about where he'd be at school.

Thank you all. So happy I have this board. MoN... I keep telling myself I have a buffer. Even if this year goes badly, he's ahead. I do think it will be great and less stressful for us all. A new normal.

I forgot another good part. When the teacher was asked about DS she said something like, "Oh he's doing fine" and then went on this tangent about how he's afraid of TV (true) and I asked how it was relevant to his education and she said, "We occasionally use the TV". Give the child a book, for goodness sake. It's like they needed a negative. Do NOT accelerate this one- he hates TV!!

I sent a letter this morning along those lines! Now I can't wait to hear back