Monday evening Roby and I talked to Ethan more about his decision not to move into advanced math. I kept reassuring him that there would be people to help him catch up and to learn the harder areas. Finally, Roby said, "Will Mr. S be your teacher in advanced math?"
Ethan: "Yes."
Roby: "Then he knows you are moving up, that it will be harder for you at first, and will help you."
Ethan: "Oh. I hadn't thought of that."
And then his determination not to move up wavered. When I tucked him in, I helped him create a pro/com list for moving up. In the end, several of his pros overrode the cons...and he had two cons compared to eight pros. The one I love the most: "I will be proud of myself for taking a harder class."
He asked Mrs. S yesterday if he could still move up. Mr. S gave him a little bit of a hard time as Ethan kept changing his mind, but today or tomorrow he'll be in advanced math!
I know this probably isn't worthy of two posts, but I'm SO proud!!!
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