So I was wondering......can you revisit your schooling option for next year? Do you think a better academic fit might relieve some of the other stress or do you think they are just too separate as issues?
Given everything you are doing in your life I would hate to generate any stress with that suggestion. I just know that for our DD being saisfied and challenged academically made dealing with other challenges so much easier.
God I keep revisiting it in my head all the time. I do not think they are separate issues at all, not with our kids.
The middle school with the gifted program is on the other side of town. He'd have to ride two buses, for an hour. He wouldn't know a soul. We are planning to to have DH take him as far as the second bus stop in the morning, so he at least won't have to change, and we will be moving closer in a few years (when the house that sucks so much of DHs time will be finished). There is also a kid in the neighbouring village going there and we might carpool, don't know how much driving they do, their kid being rather older. Middle school of course would mean nine subjects or so with subject teachers, huge EF demands, and he might actually have to study! I just don't think he's ready but keep wondering whether it's just me who isn't ready, sigh....right now, school is only half days and homework an after thought, and we can concentrate on enrichment. Does have its advantages.
His report card was glowing. All As (except for PE of course), lots of little compliments from his teacher on his social skills, even on his trying harder in PE. Biggest compliment: even though he is clearly above an beyond his classmates, especially for maths, he never acts bored or disengaged.
Umm. It all comes out at home, I guess.
