Madoosa,

You must have posted while I was writing the above. It might have been your post about de-schooling where I got this idea. He wouldn't have to go into 8th grade but I wouldn't want him to repeat 7th grade. It's already too easy and repeating it wouldn't be a challenge at all. Plus, all his classmates would be going on to 8th. I think he'd really rebel if he had to repeat a grade.

I think he is not "switched on", which is a good phrase, thanks. That's why the deschooling might be good for him. So, I guess my post should have been about deschooling instead of unschooling. My instinct tells me that something has to be done. My head tells me I have no idea what to do.

What I am is good enough, if I would only be it openly. ~Carl Rogers