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[quote=Anonymous]First world problems.  So we are actually debating declining CES (got the acceptance letter today).  I know I'm going to get flamed (WHY WOULD YOU TURN THIS DOWN) but I would really love to hear from other parents who declined, or who at least thought about declining (and now are glad that they didn't), or maybe accepted and then regretted it.

Pros:
DC is consistently a straight-A student and it's clear that they are not being challenged in the home school environment.  We haven't been super impressed with the teacher this year, so that could be a factor.
I was an excelling, not-challenged kid all the way through grade school and I was SO UNPREPARED for college, where I actually had to work hard and TRY and actually fail sometimes.  You know, like LIFE.  I was totally unprepared because I spent years thinking that I was hot $hit.
I am speculating that CES classes may be getting more out of this whole distance learning thing... don't know if that's actually true... and I really suspect we are in for another round of closures this fall.
DC is a smart kid and I want them to get the most out of life that they possibly can.  And they EARNED this.

Cons:
It's further away from the house and the logistics get tougher, especially assuming there's a return to evening sports practices and such.  The parent who handles the dropoffs and pickups is not excited.
DC2 will be at the home school this year so we'd have two ES's for... what exactly?
DC likes the home school and has developed a great group of friends.  We have a community, a bit of a village, that we fear may dry up a little without the consistent interactions.  DH moved in ES and wound up with no ES community at all, and blames his socialization issues on the fact that he spent "formative years" not having neighborhood friends (and this was back in the days before driving around to "playdates").
Is there a reason to disrupt things now, when DC could always switch to a magnet middle for 6th?

I am thinking that I might try to talk to the home school principal and find out what Grade 4 might look like... if there's compacted math and some kind of accelerated reading/writing I think that might be a really attractive option.  But are we CRAZY for even thinking about declining this?  We have not discussed with DC, and not sure that their opinion at age 9 is really going to be a huge consideration.[/quote]

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