oh my gosh Portia!
our boys sound exactly the same!!!!
*this past wk, I spoke to his teacher- we meet with her 1hr/wk to turn in previous wks work, and I asked if DS6 could just take the Topic Tests- if he shows he knows the stuff, he skips the tedious worksheets. she said NO!
he has to do ALL the work and turn it in each wk b/c that is how the school gets funding.
That's WHY I have moved forward on my own as far as math goes. Each wk for the rest of the school year we are turning in each wk's worth of math lessons as required--So in May, we will turn in req'd lessons, even though they were all completed months prior in August.
