Wyldkat, that's exactly what's going on here. Today was much better! We did fly through some lessons, and it helped for ds to know we only had to do each part once as long as he showed me he knew the material. He focused and knocked it out. We also started some brand new material (from The Well Trained Mind) and he's already in love with Roman mythology! We jumped way ahead in math, and to my surprise, he was able to handle everything I threw at him. I was the one who had to call it quits today! He's so happy to be learning. What a relief. Thanks a bunch for your advice.