blog virgin

Well, I am jumping in with both feet! I am now a blogger. This is an incredible sense of freedom! I can write whatever I want...cool!
Today I am going to a child therapist with my 8 year old son! I am not one who prescribes to the belief that a complete stranger has more insight into my child than I do, but I do know when I need advice. My son is in third grade, but wont be 9 until August 29th. Being the youngest in his class had never been a problem before, but the older he gets, the more apparent his age difference is. He has been struggling in school since the middle of 2nd grade, so we had him tested to see if he was developing any learning disabilities. His tests concluded that he was extremely bright, but he did suffer from mild ADD. The doctor also told us that he was above average for his age, BUT below average for his grade. SO here comes the dilemma, do we keep him back?
Every thing we read and everyone we talk to say YES! But did you know that in Texas, you cannot CHOOSE to keep your child back!!! Even with letters of recommendation from his teachers, counselors, principal, doctor....the new school that we are moving him to will not retain him unless he fails the year. Try to explain to an 8 year old that we need to try to fail!
I feel so defeated...I am just trying to make up for the mistake I made by starting him in school too early.