Aiden was offered an immediate skip to Grade 1 now (after 4 months of the school year here). We turned it down for the following reasons:
1. Right now, he has zero trust in the school's ability to interest him with challenging work.
2. Once he adjusts to the change from K to Grade 1, the work would still not be challenging really aside from a few gaps
3. Emotionally right now due to 1 and 2 above he is a total mess and requires fewer expectations.
Our solution was home school: we are currently de-schooling and will continue to do so until he shows solidly that he is ready to do things of his own volition with enthusiasm again. Then we will most likely un-school until he actively requests (with fervent enthusiasm) formal courses and tutoring.
The school have agreed in principal that he can come back at any time and that they will then test to see which grade he should be in, but I honestly do not think that he will ever return to formal schooling before high school (grade 8 here)
