And frankly, doing something to try to make things better--even if it were to turn out to be the wrong thing!--telegraphs to your child that you care, and that alone is worth a lot to a kid. It makes you an ally.
All the best to you!
I agree strongly that in the long run, it will make all the difference to your child that you tried. I think it's ok to be quite upfront that you hope that when they are parents, they will have better alternatives for their children than you have today, because although I "believe" in gradeskips for children who need them, gradeskips are only the begining of a reasonable education for so many of our children.
((getting down of soap box))
Trinity
