Well, I talked to the teacher and she definitely agrees he should be using his free time in a more productive manner. She said it would be great if I would send one of DS's workbooks in with him. She said he could place it on his desk next to whatever he is working on with the class and then when he is waiting for the class to finish up after he is already done, he can work on it. She has also made him a packet of worksheets at his level, including some critical thinking-type math problems, that he can also do, and she has let him know that it's okay to work ahead in his math journal. And best yet, when I talked to DS about it, he was excited! I imagine that he'll have to be reminded of the extra choices for a bit, but I'm pretty excited that he might actually get to progress academically now. He even came home today saying that he'd worked some in his workbook and in the packet she'd made for him.
So, so far it's an advocation success story! Thank you for your support!
