Evolith
2021-03-31 11:27:33
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How different children are. I already wanted to learn to read before starting school. It was a no-go that the adults only read to me instead of the other way around, and I also wanted to do something grown-up like reading the newspaper. I still have friends today who wouldn’t even touch books with a pair of tongs.
My son has been one from birth who had to find meaning. Pacifier? No, no milk comes out, so what’s the point? He refused forever to read numbers until he realized that he could read the prices on the toys in the store and we could no longer trick him. Suddenly a practical case and within a week he could read numbers up to 100. Only math he doesn’t want to do. Yeah, but if you want to know how many weeks he still has to save his pocket money until he can buy Lego XY, that’s pretty practical. And voila, my crown prince calculates like a world champion. I dread his school enrollment in August, if school isn’t back in person by then. If he can compete with his friends to see who learns the letters faster, we can manage that. At home his 2-year-old sister is hardly any competition (on the other hand, she draws letters excellently and with endurance).