Hi Cmom,
Well my first though is that summertime is comming - is a summer sleepaway program a possibility? The talent searches do them, and there is davidson's Think Summer Institute. Has he taken the SAT or ACT?
Is there a Community College around you?
There are plenty of self teaching AP prep courses and materials on the WEB - would he do an self study in AP computer-something and take the test at your local test center?
Is he willing to attend his current school? Does he like it? Maybe all that is needed is getting him a Mentor - Internet or in-real-life, and getting him in direction to meet some like minded friends? Is Early College or Boarding school an option?
In CT we have a Sudbury school which is an unusual but potentially interesting option. The kids basically assume all responsibility for what they want to learn and contract the talent. If we were closer geographically, I would have pushed for this option.
My son is at a private school, prep-type with a grade skip. Since he came over after 4th grade, his school grades were pretty much all As even with Serious Underachievment. We had IQ and achievement tests, twice, which didn't help (much) at the public school, but by the time we got to the private school, the gradeskip occured within 10 days of the request. Very strange after slogging it out in the public school for a whole year.
Check if your rural high school offers online or distance classes - many do.
Whats going on for DS "as a person?"
Love and More Love,
Trinity
