He'll do a mix/match language arts in 9th including a live writing course (maybe only in 9th; we'll see

Bible will pull down from the high school guides: OT and NT surveys in Rev and MTMM and then do WG Bible with WG. In 12th we'll do US2 Bible.
** If we opt to start in MtMM for 9th then I'd choose to either use the Bible as scheduled in MtMM OR pull down the NT survey from US 1 because I'd prefer to use the Bible from US 2 in his senior year.
I think I'll omit the Music Appreciation box and pursue a half credit in Logic (WG) in its place with AofA (we've done Fallacy in 8th).

Exploration Education Advanced is perfect for this son. Would you recommend the Inventor Study for a 9th grade boy? It looks SO fun and interesting; I'm not sure about the reading level or assignments though. Would this component add too much time to the science block for the Advanced track student? If using MtMM I think we'd still opt for EE Advanced due to its popularity and "perfect fit" for 9th. I suppose we'd have to forego the Inventor Study in this situation.
My son does not write in cursive. He's a lefty. We labored over cursive and at some point I waved the white flag. Is there ANY reason I should attempt to remediate this? I believe cursive is superior to printing but in his case it was a major stumbling block. I didn't know what to do. He is NOT dysgraphic. He's somewhat set in his printing ways; his penmanship is mostly readable in his personal style.
Drawing is also difficult; he'll balk at sketching and drawing. We'll work at it. I have strategies in my "tool box" to help. ANY advice on helping with this for a pre-high school teen boy? I know drawing is a skill that can be improved upon.
Thanks for your thoughtful advice.
