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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS has about an hour of daily homework, the language arts is definitely more challenging, but doable so far.  Math has been just an easy worksheet daily.  Socially there is no one from his old school but DS makes friends easily enough.
One thing I find interesting is that CES is really only designed for kids who are advanced in reading and writing.  It’s not really an overall gifted program.  Case in point, many of DS classmates are not taking compacted math.  I feel like if I had known that, I may have kept DS at his home school, as the bus ride is long and I have other kids to balance.  DS, while an advanced reader, prefers comic books[/quote]

The CES (previously HGC) has always been a humanities and writing-heavy program. This has been explained in informational meetings.

Just so you know, American children aren't taught to write as well as their European peers. You should be thrilled that your child is getting a semblance of rigorous training in writing. However, if at any point this is not satisfactory, your home school is obligated to find your child a seat. I agree that some CES bus rides are scandalously long!
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Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled he’s getting the higher level writing assignments and I think it’s a very important skill to learn.  I couldn’t go to any of the informational meetings because of work but I misunderstood that it was more writing heavy.  DS will probably be fine, it’s just that he dislikes it so much but maybe it’s a good thing bc now he’ll be forced to write better.  And I don’t know exactly how many are not in compacted math, I’m just going by what DS said that there is a small group that doesn’t go, I just found that odd.  Overall, I’m happy with the program as I think most parents at our school are.   As for the homework, I’d break it down to about 15 minutes to read then 20 to 30 minutes to write, and about 10 min for math.  And the writing may take him longer bc he writes very slowly (don’t get me started on not learning cursive). [/quote]

Does he have ADHD? Those kids need particular emphasis on writing skills, because it's much harder for them to gather their thoughts and put them on paper. 
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I don’t think so but never had him tested. [b] His kindergarten teacher said his writing difficulties was a sign of giftedness, especially for boys. [/b] He has a lot of trouble with his thoughts because his mind is racing  but once in awhile he’ll write something so provocative.  Is that the same with all of you other 4th grade CESers?[/quote]

And you believe that crap? Come on, OP. A high IQ and writing difficulties are generally not correlated.
"Mind-racing" is a red flag for ADHD, though. 
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