Posts by grumpybear

My kids aren't bolters but I use them when traveling. We have the animal backpacks and while I hold their hand, I wrap the leash around my wrist. It's very handy when I have to momentarily let go of their hand when I have to get...

So sorry about this situation you are in. Though I suppose I just have to ask why do your family members still keep a relationship with this man? And once they've made their choice to, why do you still maintain relationships with...

As far as being "different", my son knows he is different in the same way that he knows that every other child is different too. Whereas his classmates are in awe of him with his knowledge in science, he is also in awe of his classmates...

My son is 6 and is in first grade. Has been in a public school since kindergarten (last year). One of the things that keep him from being bored at school is (1) their excellent arts program and (2) the fact that his teachers have always...

I agree. If you dont see it as sustainable over the long run (and also, are there siblings?), I would tend to just go the public school route. No school is perfect and I've always seen education as a partnership between home and...

There are a lot of things in school that are not covered in workbooks and work sheets. DS was pretty much like yours. Loved to read, loved to do work books. Inquired and studied about a lot of things that interested him. When he entered...

Why do you or your husband feel the need for preschool? What do you think he'll get out of PS that kindergarten won't address? A lot of kindergarten in the early months is getting them used to the school culture and a lot of socialization.

Also while the school DS is at is not legally required to fill a spot past the count date (sometime in October, I think), they fill the spot anyway since technically, they have received funding for that particular spot.

Interesting how different charter schools work differently. In our district, there is one lottery in kindergarten and after the 36 slots are filled, the rest go On the waitlist in the order that they were drawn and it gets just passed on...

Oh wow. That is tough. Sending you some lucky lottery vibes.