Magical math moment

Asher and I were working on math. Due to his incredibly beautiful and creative brain and the dyslexia label that accompanies these intensely wonderful and uniquely gifted individuals, we are lagging in the educational system standards that are composed by less creative and more structured individuals like myself.

I realized the chasm of difference in the way our brains work yesterday morning. As I was having him verbally explain different mathematical concepts, he was stuck until I handed him manipulatives. Then without any effort whatsoever and in ways that would take my mind 3x longer (if ever) to see and understand, he was "teaching" me basic math concepts from the viewpoint of his brain. And tears uncontrollably started falling from my eyes.

This child, who by all tests and standards, is far behind the game, is so far ahead of me in understanding and creativity and his ability to solve problems and see things from different angles that I was left stunned. I am not qualified to teach this beautiful little person. I only hope that in giving him the space and support to learn in his way and at his pace, he can discover all the greatness inside of him sooner than later.

For all my hair pulling moments last week, this magical math moment made up for them all.