Amazed
Some days my sons amaze me.
This past week I have been helping with thier homework, in particular maths. No surprises there. Parabolic equations. Stuff I had forgotten the details of, the terms used for each step and part of the equation but picked up easy once I read thier notes.
For the first time ever, the boys are in the same class, and it happens to be for maths. One boy has perfect notes, neatly written, all exercises done in calss done perfectly and correctly. The other, his notes are readable and followable, if you understand how his brain works. Exercises are done but most are wrong, usually simple mistakes; negatives and positives not remembered, addition instead of multiplication.
Tonight I find out that they have a test tomorrow, or rather a sheet that needs to be completed in class. So I asked if they have revised. Of course not. And the one who's notes leaves something to be desired has left his maths book at school.
Great.
So I get the other's maths book go through the stuff with him and guess what, he knows it. He's worked out the mistakes he's been making, has not only done the exercises and the sheet they had been given previously, but has started on the sheet they have to finish in tomorrow lesson.
*blink*
So why was I worried?
The other son? Well his turn to amaze me came in thier swimming carnival. my boys do sport, lots of sport, but swimming isn't thie favourite. Too slow :P So when they have to try out for the carnival the one swam so slowly so he didn't get picked. And got picked to do the 200m freestyle.
I think because he proved he could last the distance by being so slow, plus he's a long distance runner so the school knows he'd have the stamina. So he raced, tried his hardest and finished. 8th (out of 8) but the school was pleased because they get points for his finishing. Other kids picked for the same race in different age goups didn't finish.
I'm not really amazed at his ability nor his committement to finish, its a race and his competitiveness kicked in and wouldn't let him give up, but I as still proud of him.
Proud of them both.
This past week I have been helping with thier homework, in particular maths. No surprises there. Parabolic equations. Stuff I had forgotten the details of, the terms used for each step and part of the equation but picked up easy once I read thier notes.
For the first time ever, the boys are in the same class, and it happens to be for maths. One boy has perfect notes, neatly written, all exercises done in calss done perfectly and correctly. The other, his notes are readable and followable, if you understand how his brain works. Exercises are done but most are wrong, usually simple mistakes; negatives and positives not remembered, addition instead of multiplication.
Tonight I find out that they have a test tomorrow, or rather a sheet that needs to be completed in class. So I asked if they have revised. Of course not. And the one who's notes leaves something to be desired has left his maths book at school.
Great.
So I get the other's maths book go through the stuff with him and guess what, he knows it. He's worked out the mistakes he's been making, has not only done the exercises and the sheet they had been given previously, but has started on the sheet they have to finish in tomorrow lesson.
*blink*
So why was I worried?
The other son? Well his turn to amaze me came in thier swimming carnival. my boys do sport, lots of sport, but swimming isn't thie favourite. Too slow :P So when they have to try out for the carnival the one swam so slowly so he didn't get picked. And got picked to do the 200m freestyle.
I think because he proved he could last the distance by being so slow, plus he's a long distance runner so the school knows he'd have the stamina. So he raced, tried his hardest and finished. 8th (out of 8) but the school was pleased because they get points for his finishing. Other kids picked for the same race in different age goups didn't finish.
I'm not really amazed at his ability nor his committement to finish, its a race and his competitiveness kicked in and wouldn't let him give up, but I as still proud of him.
Proud of them both.