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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are his strengths?

I don’t think boarding school is necessarily a bad idea. But would require lots of research and monitoring.

We get good advanced subject tutoring ( calculus, physics) through Varsity Tutors. [/quote]

Outside of school, he’s got a good sense of humor (so long as the joke doesn’t have anything to do with him), and he loves animals. School-wise, he’s bright but not brilliant. He seems to like science and has traditionally been strong in math. But these are starting to change, as the curriculum is moving to a point where he doesn’t already know the material and won’t succeed without studying for the tests. His English grades crashed briefly earlier this year (D’s), as the teachers are expecting far more developed essays than before, but he still has a strong vocabulary and used to be a voracious reader.

I’ve got some leads on tutors here for once we can no longer help with content. But it’s more the organization that he lacks vs. his ability to understand. He *has* to study now in all subjects, and doesn’t manage his time well enough to allow for it. Also looming: at the end of 10th & 12th grades (3- and 5- yrs from now) he will have personal projects. These are epically-proportioned assignments and sit on top of all of his other class work & community service.

He’s gradually recently dropped old hobbies: reading, legos, taekwondo. Now, he half-heartedly does tennis, and would watch YouTube videos all day if we’d let him. At school and in other social contexts, he seems super awkward and withdrawn. He’ll sit at the back of the room during assemblies, rather than with classmates. He says there’s a group of kids that he sits with at lunch, but they’re no more than acquaintances. 
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