Thanks so much for the input!
I have to agree about the randomness of much of this stuff- and so would DS. He is very aware he is lucky and just happened to have a day where he didn�t make errors, and that this and NMF seem kind of overblown. His perspective is that he just took a test, it is what it is, and he doesn�t think that is much of an achievement (and we tend to agree).
He is pretty done with all the applying, and my opinion might not sway him anyway, so I guess we�ll see. I might suggest he ask the counselor, but our school is one that doesn�t celebrate or announce anything, and even for NMF was sort of discouraging, like �this is a lot of work for us, are you sure you want to pursue it?�. I would ask the counselor myself, but I know from my older kid that the response will likely be �this is something DS should be asking us about himself�- they are pretty hardcore about the kids �adulting.�
Thanks, and glad to hear your DD is having a good year. Hopefully the good part is about to start around here!
Best wishes, cricket3
