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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are at a LI program and choose to keep DS in LI instead of sending him to the Center.

Pros:

He loves his classmates
He really enjoys the language and is doing well in it, at least his Teacher tells he is doing well in it we don't speak it so we have no real clue.
He is in Advanced Math (Not sure what your Private School does for math)
He likes Level III pullouts when they do them (Not an option at Private School I am guessing)
Writing has never been a strength and this year they have spent a lot of time on writing. You can see the improvement in his writing, it is more complex and kind of impressive.

Cons:

Math is moving too slow. He is in fourth and doing work that is found in fifth grade, we have seen the packets, but it is boring for him. 
Other classes are fine but not challenging. He isn't bored, according to him, but the are just right. Just right is ok but I would prefer a bit of a challenge.

Solutions:

Math supplementing: He goes to RSM for math competition and regular math. He is starting to work in a grade level up at RSM. RSM says that the honors class is a year advanced, like Advanced Math, but DS found it easy. We talked to them and he is moving into the next grade level and giving it a go. 
Other classes, we encourage him to read at home and we go to museums, watch TV shows about science and history, and participate in STEM type extras.

The reality is that while the AAP classes are more in-depth, I am not sure the extra research and writing in the other classes is worth giving up the language. If he stays in the language program, he can knock out 2 years of high school language in MS and either complete his college language requirements in high school or have extra room for electives that he is interested in. Also, the language presents a different type of challenge. He is not going to be fluent at the end of ES, that is not the way the program works. He is mainly learning math and science in the language and we understand that. But he knows the alphabets (his program is not a romance language) and is learning to read and write in a totally different system with different sounds. I think there is value to being introduced to a different language and I think this exposure helps develop different intellectual skills that are pretty important. So while I would love him to be doing more research in Social Studies and Science, I think the cognitive development from the language is more beneficial.

He asked about moving to the Center this year. We spoke with his Teachers and tried to understand his reasons for wanting to move. It was mainly because math is boring. His school starts to separate the Advanced Math kids in fifth grade so we are hoping that will help with math but are mainly counting on the RSM supplementation to handle his math needs. [/quote]

I am very appreciative of your thoughtful answer.[/quote]

Welcome. We are at a public school LI, so it is different, and our Center is not Mosaic but I figured the thought process was similar. I wish our school had LLIV for him but it doesn't. Both are good choices, I know our Center school has a good rep and we have known kids who went there and loved it but the choice is all around challenge in English or the language. The kids from our LI program have done well when they joined AAP in MS so I am not worried about that. And we like that he can walk to school with his neighborhood friends. We are happyish with our decision but a bit jealous of the kids at LI programs that have LLIV and can have the best of both worlds.[/quote]

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