Last week Ethan was invited to move up from regular math to advanced math. His math teacher told us at conferences that he wished his previous teacher would have put him in it to begin with. I was extremely happy when Ethan told me about it! At that point, though, Ethan said he didn't want to do it. He likes the math class he's in, he feels like he does really well, and wasn't sure he wanted to work harder to learn the advanced math. I told him I would support whatever he chose to do, but that I think the advanced math would be a great thing for him. Yesterday he told the teacher that he wanted to stay where he is. I'm kinda bummed, but trying not to let Ethan see it. He has so much potential. I always try to encourage (yet not push) him to live up to his potential...but he doesn't feel ready. Its ok, and I think I understand, I just wish he felt sure enough of himself to do it.
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