To Grinity, etc.-- re: homeschooling, not an option simply b/c I don't feel up to the challenge with two very active, highly intelligent boys whose main objective appears to be trying to drive me nuts while getting a dig in at each other! No, for the sake of all of us, they need to go to school. Even if I thought I could enforce the "school day", they will quickly be beyond my abilities in math as I am only verbally gifted. I missed the math truck smile. My chem engineer dh contributed that particular gene.

Taminy--I'll definitely keep that idea in mind when we have the DEP meetings. I most definitely will object to my boys doing below level work before getting to the level they can learn at. Given the extensive policy of our county, that was drafted with James Delisle as the chief architect, I believe the law and intent is on my side. I just not all that patient. At all.

Shannon L.