I also remember when I was in 2nd grade, looking at the 3rd grade's stuff on the board and wondering how the heck they get 6 from 2x3. Because 2+3 is 5, where does 6 come from? And same thing, I'd sit and stare and wonder. And probably got in trouble for daydreaming (not listening). I'm not sure why I never asked anyone stuff, I always just tried to figure it out on my own. I won spelling bees, had no problems with phonics or spelling. I got bored when they wanted us to write our spelling words 5x each.
Maybe you should enroll him in the virtual academy. You can go at your own pace (ie. jump ahead to 3rd grade work if that's where he's at) but you still have teachers to help you with it so you're not on your own for the homeschooling. If my kids were like Benjamin i'd probably be leaning towards doing that, but Maylie does great at school with her own peer group and our personalities kind of clash when I try to teach her anything.
Oh and I'd love to get together next week. Maylie has preschool M-Th but she has Friday off. I'd be totally up for doing something on Friday.
we are on a wait list for the Miami COunty Montessouri school but Im not sure how we will afford it *though we pay $500 a month now for 3 days of acedemic daycare/pre-school two am's* Ive been told, repeatedly, that would be a great option for him. They have an interview process as well... which I think he would do fine with.
He's such a hands on kid. a Doer. when we had our moms group party at the YMCA he wasnt content to sit with the kids his age, he wanted to help the maintance guy push the chairs into the room and set them up and wipe down tables...then after dinner, talk with the older kids THEN he was ok to play, after he was sure he didn tmiss any of the goodstuff *laughs*
Yesterday, he was in the personal space of the lady cleaning the bathrooms at the daycare... she said he wanted ot know "what is in that chemical to turn the water blue, why is the hole shaped like that in the toilet, how does the water get up the pipes to come in when we flush it it goes down" and all kinds of other plumbing stuff...
We went to this place called Bananas Play today, in west chester. went with our godson and B. it was so much fun. wore the two of them out.
I'm surprised you haven't heard of it. The ohio virtual academy is a charter school, so it's FREE, and it's basically home schooling following their curriculum/plans and overseen by their teachers (online/phone). So you can teach the curriculum as quickly as your kid learns, and supplement with your own outings and whatever you want. Your kid isn't held back by slow learners in a classroom so he wouldn't be bored. You'd want to get together with local homeschooling or virtual academy groups for the social aspect, but what I think is key is that there wouldn't be the "competition" like there is at the school. (like how my brother got bullied in jr high because he was a smarty pants). He'd be able to interact with the older kids (when you go on outings) without throwing him in 1st grade at age 4 or whatever.
Then once he hits 3rd grade, if your district has an actual gifted school (ours does, but it doesn't start until 3rd grade. They have a pull-out program for the advanced kids who don't qualify for the gifted school, starting in 1st I think. And I think ours goes 3rd through 5th, and then middle school has a thing.) you might look into that. Or see what your district has for before that but it sounds like to me that socially, the older kids feel weird about little kids invading in their grade so I don't think I'd skip a kid 2 grades, but if he's in his own grade he'd probably be bored. With the homeschoolers I think he'd be able to make friends with older kids who wouldn't feel threatened by the youngster, if you know what I mean. So IMO I'd go with either just plain homeschooling or looking into the virtual academy, if you can swing not working in order to school him. The last thing you want is him ending up like my cousin who was so bored she turned into a slacker, hating school and refusing to do any work, then dropping out at 15 to attend college. She's 34 now and in med school but it took her forever to figure out what she wanted to do.
http://www.k12.com/ohva/ There's the link to the virtual academy. Since his birthday is beginning of Oct, he misses the cut off for kindergarten, I don't know if they test for early admission or not, but he could always start out at whatever his level is then too. And you can unofficially home school him until then.
As for zoo or COSI, either sounds great! Maybe just depends on what the weather's doing. If it's cold/rainy do COSI, if the weather is gorgeous do the zoo?
Im a dork! I forgot I asked B's bio. mom to lunch on her birthday (friday) I might call her back and ask if shed want to do breakfast instead and then come up and meet you...otherwise Ill have to wait til the following friday!
Maybe you should enroll him in the virtual academy. You can go at your own pace (ie. jump ahead to 3rd grade work if that's where he's at) but you still have teachers to help you with it so you're not on your own for the homeschooling. If my kids were like Benjamin i'd probably be leaning towards doing that, but Maylie does great at school with her own peer group and our personalities kind of clash when I try to teach her anything.
Oh and I'd love to get together next week. Maylie has preschool M-Th but she has Friday off. I'd be totally up for doing something on Friday.
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we are on a wait list for the Miami COunty Montessouri school but Im not sure how we will afford it *though we pay $500 a month now for 3 days of acedemic daycare/pre-school two am's* Ive been told, repeatedly, that would be a great option for him. They have an interview process as well... which I think he would do fine with.
He's such a hands on kid. a Doer. when we had our moms group party at the YMCA he wasnt content to sit with the kids his age, he wanted to help the maintance guy push the chairs into the room and set them up and wipe down tables...then after dinner, talk with the older kids THEN he was ok to play, after he was sure he didn tmiss any of the goodstuff *laughs*
Yesterday, he was in the personal space of the lady cleaning the bathrooms at the daycare... she said he wanted ot know "what is in that chemical to turn the water blue, why is the hole shaped like that in the toilet, how does the water get up the pipes to come in when we flush it it goes down" and all kinds of other plumbing stuff...
We went to this place called Bananas Play today, in west chester. went with our godson and B. it was so much fun. wore the two of them out.
here is the link... www.bananaplay.com
what about the zoo or Cosi next Friday?
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Then once he hits 3rd grade, if your district has an actual gifted school (ours does, but it doesn't start until 3rd grade. They have a pull-out program for the advanced kids who don't qualify for the gifted school, starting in 1st I think. And I think ours goes 3rd through 5th, and then middle school has a thing.) you might look into that. Or see what your district has for before that but it sounds like to me that socially, the older kids feel weird about little kids invading in their grade so I don't think I'd skip a kid 2 grades, but if he's in his own grade he'd probably be bored. With the homeschoolers I think he'd be able to make friends with older kids who wouldn't feel threatened by the youngster, if you know what I mean. So IMO I'd go with either just plain homeschooling or looking into the virtual academy, if you can swing not working in order to school him. The last thing you want is him ending up like my cousin who was so bored she turned into a slacker, hating school and refusing to do any work, then dropping out at 15 to attend college. She's 34 now and in med school but it took her forever to figure out what she wanted to do.
http://www.k12.com/ohva/
There's the link to the virtual academy. Since his birthday is beginning of Oct, he misses the cut off for kindergarten, I don't know if they test for early admission or not, but he could always start out at whatever his level is then too. And you can unofficially home school him until then.
As for zoo or COSI, either sounds great! Maybe just depends on what the weather's doing. If it's cold/rainy do COSI, if the weather is gorgeous do the zoo?
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