Yes I agree, I just don't know when happy isn't enough. DS8 was very unhappy and upon looking back, I left him in a very bad situation for too long (3yrs). Since DS5 is happy, I'm ok with leaving it as it is but I know from DS8, ASing time was getting shorter with each passing year as there was more homework and he'd take forever to get it done. Hopefully, DS5 won't be the same. Currently, I'm doing science w/ both boys when DS5 gets home. Unfortunately, it's full day K so by the time he gets home, and needing 12hrs/night of sleep, it doesn't leave much time as I think the boys need free play time in the evenings. So I'm currently doing science and math with him. I try to get him to read to me a couple of times each week and I'm trying to increase the amt of reading to him that I do but the 22mth old makes it hard. There is really not much to be done since there is a no acceleration policy in our district. Having him in school puts a kink in our day b/c I can't take DS8, he's homeschooled, on field trips b/c I have to be home for the bus.
I'm just thinking ahead when DS5 is moves on to the next school in 2nd grade as there is a very good 1st grade teacher he will probably get. DS5 is such an easy kid. He seldom complains about anything and pretty much accepts a situation for what it is. So he'd probably accept any situation if I told him he had to do it but at what point do I question, why he's there if he's not learning anything and I'm spending all evening ASing him or is happiness enough?
