Timer and Stopwatch

(Feb 09, 2021)

Alexander asked me this morning when he left for school.

Mama, do you think I am qualified for Olympics?

"Yes, Of course. You are gifted and talented, and you are qualified for anything as long as you work hard towards it." I replied.

And he continued to ask, So am I qualified for Math Olympics.

I halted for a while, and answered with hesitation, "Yes." Oh well, you never know, right? Though currently he refused to do any repetitive drills including math practices.

It was his turn to be soaked in silence for several seconds, and he quickly said: "Oh well, I would prefer to becoming the world's most famous video game player. I am comfortable with stopwatch, rather than timer."

He basically doesn't deal with the timed practice. So Sprint is what he hates the most in the math workbook.