Oh, and I forgot to add that at the private school, while ds would be included with the new 6th graders for some subjects, his core classes would be individual. One other red flag is that the private school wants to use an online virtual school or online curriculum to make sure they're not missing any skill areas. They are trying to piece together and "develop" a curriculum, as they don't already have an established curriculum for my son's age/grade level.
The other school (public charter) was originally developed to teach students with learning disabilities. They soon discovered that all students benefited from their approach, and it grew from there. They've been open for quite a few years and have a great reputation.
I've just heard for so long how complicated and challenging my child is to teach (mostly b/c of his seriously asynchronous development) that I find it hard to wrap my brain around the possibility that he'll succeed in a traditional program. We'll never now unless we try, and I suppose I can't protect him forever. : (
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