Son of an economist

Last week we went to our Classical Conversations end-of-the-year ceremony.  Strider participated in the Essentials program this year, and each student of each class is individually recognized by their teachers during this ceremony.  When it came time for Strider's class to go forward, they ended up all standing with their backs to me, so the picture (below) is pretty lame, but it was nice to see them collectively diagram a sentence and answer some grammar questions anyway. 

Each child in the class was given an award, and Strider's award was the "Proficient Ticket Analyst."  This may seem like a strange honor in a writing class.... and it is.  As the teacher explained it, her motivational system for the class all year included her handing out tickets for things the students did well.  Apparently, one day recently after watching her give away an excessive (in his opinion) amount of tickets, Strider blurted out, "Stop giving away so many tickets!  You're devaluing the tickets!"

His dad is very proud.