Third grade spelling.

This is the first year we are home schooling our older son. For the most part things are going pretty well. It has really opened my eyes to just how bright our son is. It is also opened my eyes to how the public school system has failed him. For example the child can spell anything and I do mean anything. If you asked him to spell Leptovox I have no doubt he could do it. On the other hand his handwriting is terrible and he reports that teachers have consistently allowed him to write with either hand. How on earth does this get past 4 different teachers? We have consistently been told how bad his writing is and now I can see why. You just can’t learn to write well when you are writing with both hands.