Kriston, I couldn't help but smile at your card-carrying feminist comment. I loved sports, too (varsity letters through high school and college in four different sports - that shows my age, LOL, they don't allow that anymore..). Oh, and if it hasn't been mentioned earlier, I'm the mom, not the dad.
Re: my earlier posts, DS complained succinctly on the way home today about his new school compared to his old. At the old school:
1. "The classroom was quiet."
2. "They didn't teach me things I already know."
Finally, Texas Summer, thanks for the info. I signed him up and paid for CTY and EPGY before I knew about Aleks. And frankly, the move from private to public school made those courses seem like a bargain. But they are expensive. Good to know there are other options, and that there's no problem using what we're using. Thanks for the reassurance.