[quote=Polly]I have mostly skimmed the posts but as far as other strategies, one I have not seen mentioned is simply minimizing time at school.
This is EXACTLY what we do, Polly! Our state has a minimum # of hours that a child has to present to be counted as present for the whole day. So, we regularly only attend school for that # of hours. It actually is working quite well. DS goes to specials, hangs out with friends for a few hours and then comes home to learn. I only officially homeschool him in one subject, but I suspect the official number of subjects will increase very soon (like in the next few weeks).
We are in the middle of considering a grade skip as well. But now I am thinking, after having observed some of the upper grades, that a grade skip will NOT be a good idea (at this school). So, we may just increase our time at home and decrease our time at school and see how that goes. (Our long range goal, for now, is to attend a private school in the area that DS can attend in 2-3 years. I have worked there and know that it will be a good fit for DS because they group by ability and not by age for most subjects.)
Last edited by somewhereonearth; 10/09/13 05:50 AM.
