Anne is worried that Joey is setting himself up to fail at Cambridge, getting worked up about it.  God, I hope she is wrong.  She and I agree that maybe Joey, for all his intelligence, is simply not ready to read.  And that he would do well at a Summerhill type school, where the kids are free to focus on what interests them, within a behaviour framework.  Problem is, that even if Joey wanted to do, say, science and nature, the other kids would presumably be able to read and write and Joey would be left out/behind.  If Cambridge doesn't work, I am not sure what we would do.

I might go to the pub tonight.