It is quite a relief to know that my gut was correct, although at the same time it is very overwhelming. It was really telling to me that he came bouncing out of testing on a break and shouted, "This is one of the best days of my whole life!"
My gut it now telling me that the public school isn't going to make him happy, and I don't know how long *I* could challenge him at home while home schooling. I consider myself intelligent. In retrospect I was likely unidentified gifted (in my K-8 I was accelerated three grade levels for reading but when I transferred to public school that stopped). That said, while I always performed well in math and science, I certainly do not feel comfortable in those areas especially all these decades later.
I'm not sure how best to keep him challenged long term. And maybe I need to just think in smaller chunks... how best to meet his needs next year.
