Ok, that makes sense. Getting him to double check anything is like pulling teeth and speed math is not a favorite.
For the portfolio I was thinking putting in his Nano novel from last year. I've been told by a college remedial English teacher that his work is better than most of her students. Then a video of him going on about the Titanic, Costa Concordia and various other ship wrecks. Next, print outs from EPGY and a letter from his teacher saying he's finished the 7th grade science book, 6th grade history and is taking 8th grade history with the 8th graders this year. I was thinking the fourth thing would be his Science Fair project from this past year, minus the tri-fold.
