Another day another challenge

Writing. Sam's definition of hell would be a vague writing assignment that never ended--and spelling would count. He loves to talk and imagine and invent things. I'm trying to figure out how he would be willing to get some of these thoughts on paper without my dragging them out of him.

And "dragging" sentences are never creative and fun. They sound like they were written by a first grader or worse.

Right now, he just finished composing 3 sentences that will help convince someone it would be great to be a cat. In order to make him willing he took his Palm M100 into our closet (his current secret base) and then hot synced with the computer.

I guess adding technology--even when it makes something MUCH more complicated can provide the motivation that cannot be bought with any amount of money. I wonder how long this will last.

One thing for sure, he would be able to do this in a traditional school setting. Another event that convinces me even more that home schooling is the thing for Sam.

Now, when it is time to turn each of these sentences into a small paragraph--that might be a challenge. But that is a worry for another day--today has enough trouble of its own.