Nate's about 5 and a half now. He's in kindergarten and having some trouble getting his work done - he doesn't like doing classwork very much - he says it's boring. Actually I think it's because it distracts him from the fun he'd rather be having. :-)
Anyway, it's clear he's pretty bright and he reads so well that it amazes me. I am continually stunned at some of the stuff he can pull off considering he still seems so helpless. OK... so I know he's beginning to add and subtract so I'm curious what he can pull off, because from what I can tell, he does better than some first graders after only about 3 months of school -- so I ask him some questions at the table... what's 1+2, 2+2. I start some subtraction 8-2, 7-3 and I gradually get a little harder and harder.
(Now I'll begn the point of this entry) I suddenly ask him what's 9-9 to really throw him for a loop since he hasn't had anything like this yet. At first he answers: "8." No I say, try again. He thinks and you could see the light bulb go off in his head as this amazing expression of joy hit his face and he belts out "NOTHING!!!" It was such great look on his face when he realized the answer and he figured it out all by himself -- the smile, the sound in his voice. Dang. I think this sometimes why we have kids. I didn't know that was the reason, but with bit of aggravation they sometimes cause, kids bring this along too - and it's 10,000 times better than the bad stuff.
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