Long story short: We've decided to seriously look into homeschooling next year. We feel Ds is getting "boxed in" at public school and we are unable to find a private school to take him. We will hopefully be doing a combination of unschooling, projects (that stem from his interest) and classes at the various museums and such around us. I am a big fan of John Holt and Sudbury schools.
Some of our concern is he is really bright. Although his services for the autism are nothing less than awesome, his mind is not being as fully tapped as dh and I would like. He tested two years ahead at the beginning of second grade but then at the end of second grade tested barely or not even at grade level. I just about fell out of my chair when I was told that one thing he was unable to do on the later test was count money. This from a kid who collects coins. Yeah, he blew off the test. He hates anything that resembles a dog and pony show.
We also are not too keen on the homework. It is a major pia when there are other things we'd rather be doing with him in the evening.
If we are going to pull this off, I am going to have to do some research and be quick on my feet following his interest.
We're see how we are able to pull this off with both dh and I working
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Some of our concern is he is really bright. Although his services for the autism are nothing less than awesome, his mind is not being as fully tapped as dh and I would like. He tested two years ahead at the beginning of second grade but then at the end of second grade tested barely or not even at grade level. I just about fell out of my chair when I was told that one thing he was unable to do on the later test was count money. This from a kid who collects coins. Yeah, he blew off the test. He hates anything that resembles a dog and pony show.
We also are not too keen on the homework. It is a major pia when there are other things we'd rather be doing with him in the evening.
If we are going to pull this off, I am going to have to do some research and be quick on my feet following his interest.
We're see how we are able to pull this off with both dh and I working