Skeeve comments on Open thread, May 17-31 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion
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It really boils down to the convergence of a few factors; he's already learning a higher grade level than he'd be placed in by his age, he suffers from some hyperactivity issues, and, quite frankly, my wife and I think we can do a better job than the public system. Or at least my wife can; I'm not convinced of my abilities at a teacher yet.
Obviously I'm not planning to be irrational at any given moment, but I was originally stuck in the mindset of curriculum since that's what we've been going with for math, reading, and science. This is probably a better idea, though.