Oooh, Sam was an early walker, and he's a late talker, too! Cool!
I've heard a lot about those Finns. It makes me so nervous about what pressures the padawan might face in school. I'm all for learning and stuff, but I really don't want to EVER pressure the padawan to Be Good In School. This may be difficult for me, because learning was always ridiculously easy. I've always done well on tests, for example. But my goal for the padawan is not for him to be an A student. My goal is for him to enjoy learning. He may suck at academics. He may grow up to be a plumber. That's fine with me as long as he enjoys learning. But the way schools are set up these days, they seem determined to drive the joy of learning out of kids at an earlier and earlier age.
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I've heard a lot about those Finns. It makes me so nervous about what pressures the padawan might face in school. I'm all for learning and stuff, but I really don't want to EVER pressure the padawan to Be Good In School. This may be difficult for me, because learning was always ridiculously easy. I've always done well on tests, for example. But my goal for the padawan is not for him to be an A student. My goal is for him to enjoy learning. He may suck at academics. He may grow up to be a plumber. That's fine with me as long as he enjoys learning. But the way schools are set up these days, they seem determined to drive the joy of learning out of kids at an earlier and earlier age.