"They tested him with the DRA and because he did not specifically state, "This is a biography of Mahatma Gandhi". they did not give him the point. His words were something to the effect of Mahatma Gandhi using hunger strikes to change the behavior of his country."
This is nauseating. DRA is a sin. I sometimes sit next to DS when he does the deathless RazKids reading and tests on line. I can't tell you how many times the questions are nonsense, have nothing to do with comprehension, and/or have no correct answers. This makes DS pound on the table with rage. I honestly think he is feeling the same disillusion we are all experiencing.
I feel like such a liar for having told him school would be this awesome place where he would get to learn and explore and blah blah blah. Nowadays, I just tell him that will all happen once he gets to college. Fingers crossed it's true ....
