Grinity -
Thanks.
I said he "works when he wants to" to say that I didn't make him sit down everyday and do school at home or whatever. If we decide we are exploring a topic, then by goodness, we are going to do it.
I do like you idea to find him some assessment or something to see where he really is. His psychologist said (he did not test him, just working with him for his explosive-breakdown thing when he gets frustrated...which has improved immensely) that he was reading at least at a 5th grade level and doing about that at math. TBH I thought he was exaggerating, but now I want to know.
I used to be kind of "anti-workbook," but I can't imagine creating problem sets as well, so I think I will see what they are really made of (rather than judging them).
Is homeschooling in the cards?
Although sometimes I pretend it is, HS is not a serious option at this time bc I am writing a dissertation - and I really *need* my two hours by myself in the mornings (DS5 goes to Montessori mornings). I suppose it is always a little on the table, but part of me has trouble with that. I think we will need to exhaust other options first. I think I might be able to pull it off now..but eventually, I will graduate...and probably want a job. Poor DS would be so far ahead and so hard to re-adapt to school...I dunno. Pros and Cons are hard to measure with such an uncertain future.
