Hi Colins Mum, thank you. Yes, I agree the Math Olympiad and chess are a positive. I am disappointed by the size of the group, but they are still great activities.
So for the other math classes, your suggested first step would be to ask that he be assessed? The 99% is from WIAT achievement testing that was done before we did math supplementation (one on one for several months). I can understand the school wanting to do their own testing, but I am not sure how to ask for the assessment. Seems that they would come back with "Why? We are going to assess and challenge him in class on an ongoing basis."
Not sure about self-directed learning. He's capable of learning independently, but someone whould have to hand him the work and tell him what pages to look at. He read the Life of Fred book independnetly, but he's not going to work through a math text book w/o some direction. I could do that, though. I could parse out the work if the school would let him have a quiet place to work.
