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Yes. Wanted to add my voice to the community of 2Es here. :seeya: I post here and in the Accelerated Learners' board. Exactly what OhElizabeth said. When you have 2 ends of the spectrum, it's a weird world that few can understand, except for mums who've btdt. Plenty to learn from each other!

 

At the moment, I'm pushing for my son to do more. For years, he's done only one subject (and even then, intermittently). But he's had great developmental strides in the last year and is *ready* for, say, grammar (gasp). It's odd to say this for a 10yo kid doing Algebra I, but he's never really pushed himself. So I get cries now like, "I can't do this stuff!". Sorry kiddo :sleep: . You're just gonna. And it won't kill you! I'm happy to report that after coming up against a steely-eyed mama this month, he's hustlin'!

 

See you on both/the boards!

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Yes. Wanted to add my voice to the community of 2Es here. :seeya: I post here and in the Accelerated Learners' board. Exactly what OhElizabeth said. When you have 2 ends of the spectrum, it's a weird world that few can understand, except for mums who've btdt. Plenty to learn from each other!

 

:iagree:

And I am homeschooling an only child. I can compare him to friends' children but don't know how typical homeschooled children learn. But DS was learning so fast on his strongest subjects and just stalled on his weakness. Suddenly we were looking at a 10-12 year gap between the two levels he was capable of working on. It is a weird world!

I would also add that it made dx'ing his issues so much harder, as his vocabulary is so advanced. Doctors kept saying that he wasn't missing any big developmental milestones and they would brush off my concerns because he comes across as very well educated.

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