I had a conversation today with Wolf (almost 5 1/2 years old now) that I think will go down in the annals of history as the only time this particular conversation has and will EVER take place.
Wolf has been dragging his feet about schoolwork recently. We had FINALLY found a level of difficulty that wasn't too hard or too easy for him (or so I thought) and had cut down on things that he wasn't as interested in, so I was really at a loss.
Anyway today he was taking FOREVER to do a page of math that should take him only about 5-10 minutes because it was a new version of something he knew how to do. I asked him what was up and he burst into tears crying, "I wanna do 4th grade work. I wanna do 4th grade work. I wanna do 4th grade work." I cuddled and rocked him and asked, "But why?" He sniffled and replied, "Because I want more challenge."
I teared up and tried not to laugh at the same time. I mean, what do you say at a moment like that? I ended up telling him that I love him and that 4th grade work would be too frustrating for him until he learned to multiply and divide easily (I couldn't come up with anything else). It seemed to satisfy him though and he went back to his work and actually concentrated and got it done quickly.
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