Last week, M- soloed on Thursday and a wild Thursday it was.\u00a0 Today was a completely different after-class schedule–two buses, but not the same two buses, all the way out of the city to the terminus at Leander.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We dropped him off, asked him to call when he got to campus, and again when he caught the second afternoon bus…or if he had a problem.<\/p>\n
No breakdown this time in the second morning bus–he called at 8:05 to say he was there.\u00a0\u00a0 No further calls all day, until he called to say he was on the way home, but there was a big traffic jam and it might be later than usual.\u00a0\u00a0 We got to the terminus shortly before either of the buses he might be on–he was on the second.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 R- asked if he’d used the Learning\u00a0 Center and its computers between classes (he has a long break, several hours, between the first and second class) and he said he had.\u00a0 Very pleased with himself, as well he should be.<\/p>\n
I told him last week, after the successful solo, that we wouldn’t go with him unless he wanted us to–he didn’t (hurray!)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hard to believe how much he’s accomplished in just these few weeks.\u00a0\u00a0 He’s doing his homework (R- checks to see if he needs some clues, but right now he’s ahead.<\/p>\n
OTOH,\u00a0 he hadn’t told us the tub faucet was dripping (I discovered that) or that the kitchen lights weren’t working (R- discovered that when the plumber came) so today the plumber was at the other house and tomorrow the electrician will install new fixtures in the kitchen.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So though the last leg of travel to and from the campus has been mastered, understanding when to tell the landlord about a problem (we being the landlord in his case)\u00a0 isn’t there yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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