hard work!

 There was a 7 page booklet about the New Year in L's back pack tonight.  I was not sure if it was homework or not.  I got him set up with fancy markers and continued to read from "Dinosaurs at Daybreak".  He was plowing through the pages at the rate of 1 page per chapter.  He said he was tired, and it was in fact bed time.  I put out a new marker for each page.  As I kept reading, he kept working. 
He showed me tonight that the biggest thing holding him back is low expectations.  I'm so grateful that the teacher sent that book home.  Having someone else hold up an expectation is very powerful.