We had a week-long break from Brain Balance, between the holiday and Chris taking Whit to Philadelphia last weekend. Whitman earned three level-up stars between Wednesday and today: one for brachiation (hanging on to monkey bars—he’s not strong enough for pull-ups yet), one for core strength, and today for focus. I was very excited on the drive home when he told me his star was for focus. I said, “So how do they test your focus?”
He said something like, “It’s not fair, really. They give you like the best chair for the computer exercises. It spins and rolls and everything. So even when I’m focusing, they say that I’m not.”
“Because you’re playing with the chair?” I asked.
“Yes. How can someone not play with the chair? I’m still paying attention.”
“So you got a star because you didn't play with your chair today?” I clarified. And he confirmed. His star was for not playing with the most awesome chair ever.
I would like to comment on how he is progressing with homework, but I have messed up the control of the experiment. I had a hissy last week regarding all the homework, and had it out with both his teacher and the head of lower school. Surprise, surprise: there’s been absolutely no homework this week. I suspect this is a passive-aggressive answer to my concerns after I refused to talk to the teachers any more. I’m not proud. But it’s been a great homework week.
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