Hi chris1234-- I don't know if you are familiar with Visual-Spatial Learners, but one characteristic is that they are global learners:
They learn all-at-once, and when the light bulb goes on, the learning is permanent. They do not learn from repetition and drill. They are whole-part learners who need to see the big picture first before they learn the details. Linda Kreger Silverman. Ph.D.
I love this article from
The Gifted Development Center about timed tests-
the dreaded timed test .
I always wondered why I, as a mathematician, was not good at timed facts tests. It wasn't that I didn't know them or didn't care about doing well. I just wanted to get to the more interesting & challenging content. I suspect your son is the same.
As for your being too aggressive, I don't think that at all. I fought dd13's placement with a math teacher last year because she had been with this teacher the year before & all I heard was how much dd hated math. It had previously been her favorite subject. Do what you think is best for your son.
