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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, before you jump to calling CPS or something drastic, make sure you know the FULL story.  My almost 9 year old barely reads, and can't do any math but he has some severe learning disabilities.  I don't tell many people and usually spout off how smart he is because he knows history (and some other subjects) better than most middle schoolers.  But it's because we talk to him about it and don't require him to read it.

We are fortunate to have him in a good school and he has a great IEP, but some parents may not think their schools can cater to the specific special needs of their kids and decide to homeschool. They may be "showing off" about their kids' smarts but are really struggling to work with their kids' LDs and don't want to share that personal information.

Obviously, that may or may not be the case, but just wanted to share my own personal struggles (anonymously) since I don't talk about my son's disabilities and to an outsider they may think I don't see it.  If I homeschooled, I could see someone thinking I'm not teaching him when it would be furthest from the truth.  [/quote]

This was my thought as well.[/quote]

My thought as well. You can have learning disabilities and have a gifted IQ, like my son, whom I nearly homeschooled before happening on a great little program in MCPS for gifted and learning disabled kids!

The question is, if LDs are in the picture, do the parents realize and are they properly training their kids? My son worked 5 times as hard as anyone else in elementary school, and I made sure he worked on all his weak points. He also had speech and social skills therapy.

If they're good friends, perhaps you could probe a bit.
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