First term report cards

This is a vent, I repeat I am venting, I am not to be taken overly seriously. This is just a vent.


That being said...
My son got his first term report for grade 2, he did well and I have a parent teacher meeting tomorrow.Maybe (probably) it's just me but I seriously think my child was so much smarter before he started school.
I wish I had the confidence to homeschool, being somewhat antisocial myself I don't think I would actually get him out socializing as much as he needs or wants-that is what he gets out of school. He is in second grade now and has 2 teachers job-sharing and only one classmate requiring a special helper. He is smart getting mostly 3's, a few 4's and just a few 2's but the expectations..  Yes by now he shouldn't be reversing some of his letters and #'s that's legitimate' and neatness-o.k. that would be nice but he is who he is and not who he's not and he is not particularly neat. And truthfully he will likely never be able to carry a tune well ( he can however to a mean spoken word). Doing 50 math questions in 7 minutes is definitely something he will have to work on, he used to be fantastic at doing difficult math questions fast and in his head until school showed him the "accurate" way to do it, now he gets flustered. I say "who cares if you can't show "THE" formula as long as your answers are consistently correct"(see why I'm not homeschooling :). ). His spelling isn't exactly stellar he comes by that honestly(thank goodness for spell check), and as long as you are clear with your instructions I have not found him resistant to following them.
When I was in school I got below average grades even though I was plenty smart, my teachers, parents and self agreed on that. Where we disagreed however was with fault. I was of mind that the school system failed me with all the standardized and timed tests, public speaking and memorizing facts about stuff that were of no interest to me. My parents and teachers however believed I just wasn't applying myself. Except I was, I tried so hard for so long without improvement that I felt stupid. This didn't stop my teachers and parents from continuing to lay on the pressure and expectation. I will not be THAT parent to my child.
It may end up being a hard road for my son to realize his dream of becoming a brain surgeon but with his determination I know he will succeed and I will have his back all the way with encouragement not pressure.
But I may revisit the whole homeschool thing...we'll see.