Last year the combination of kindergarten and first was very challenging for my son. I had pretty much given up hope by the end of the year that anything other than homeschooling could work for him. However, he's going between first and second this year, and he's doing well. Although there isn't really an academic challenge, he finds second more interesting academically and has fun with his first grade buddies at lunch and recess. He is much less anxious than last year. He's enjoying school, reading books he loves for fun at night, and fascinated with the piano lessons he recently began. I know at some point I will probably need to push for some type of academic challenge to happen at school, but after a stressful year last year, I'm enjoying seeing him in a happy place in life.
