I’ve had to take a much more active role in Kevin’s math homework recently…..scores still aren’t what they should be and it just doesn’t feel like the effort is there (for example, he’ll do the homework, but, hadn’t been checking the back to see if he’d been getting them right).
Forgot how much I liked Algebra 2….factoring squares, combining common elements, etc. Good times for me…not so much for Kevin, but, I think we’re making progress on the right level of ‘quality control’ necessary to be successful.
Kevin also had another cross-country meet last Monday; finished 6th among the Okemos kids in 13:02, his best time yet. He chased down the kid that’s been faster than him in every meet so far, but, had another kid catch him in the 3-way sprint to the end. Definitely think this competition right around his time and with the last spots on the Top 7 in jeopardy are helping to inspire Kevin to faster times. Was excited to hear that Kevin did well in a long sprint at the end; that’s been a weakness of his.
Kevin auditioned for the Mason Philharmonic last week as well (parents strongly pushed him into it….like many things, a lot of resistance beforehand and then afterwards a grudging acceptance that it was a good idea.). The orchestra is the re-imaging of the Mason Youth Orchestra, which we had always had interest in but could never swing the rehearsal times (right after school). This orchestra practices at night, so, should be better all around. Lots of kids Kevin knows, so, should be good.
Last and certainly least, musical auditions have come and gone and Kevin is again disappointed. He was really happy after his audition and confident of good things, but, he’s not one of the three or four main boy leads. Not sure if he deserved to be one or not, the other boys are very good. Would like to figure out how to transfer Kevin’s confidence in this to be the same type of confidence in running or math (where he has every reason to be confident, but isn’t).
