2eDS8 (dyslexia/graphia/praxia) is a chronological second grader but is enrolled in a mostly third through eighth class. I say "mostly" because several kids work below third grade level in some areas.
There are two teachers for about 15 kids and he gets a lot of one on one time. His accommodations include giving oral answers sometimes and no timed math fact quizzes. He likes school and is mostly working at the third grade level. He does a lot of outside of school learning on science and history and gets to share that with his class too via presentations the kids put together during their free time. They let him eat lunch with his former classmates (before acceleration) whenever he wants and he remains friends with those kids too.
Overall we are very happy with his situation. One question has come up and I'm curious how parents here feel about this. At this school love of learning and child led learning are very important. If a kid does not initially "take" to a concept, they let them move on to something else for a while. For example, DS is in second grade on telling time, third on fractions and fourth on geometry. They can't skirt material entirely but they have a lot of choice. He can do the bare minimum for grade level in one area and devote more time to getting ahead in another area. Thoughts?
