Hi Jool - sounds like you've had a hard week! Although our DS5 isn't yet in elem. school, we have been meeting with school about next year and we've already gotten a little bit of talk of "foundations." I had an idea about a response, but i'm not sure if it really makes any sense. But I'll throw it out there anyway. Schools are big on cycling/spiraling so that kids get exposed to ideas over and over so they sink in. Can't we respond to the "lack of foundation" and "gap" speech by saying that's if there appears to be a problem in the next level, that's an opportunity to teach our kids something, reinforce, and bring in some of the spiraling they like to do? Just a thought.

You're doing a good job, giving your son a chance to get what he needs.