Today Aiden and I began by having a conversation about his note-taking in a different class. Aiden has been feeling overwhelmed lately because he has realized he hasn't taken notes the first half of the year the way he wishes he had. He feels this is important because he thinks he has forgotten a lot of material and needs the notes to refer to. I told Aiden he is putting unrealistic expectations on himself. It's humanly impossible to remember every fact from every subject from every day. I told Aiden he is right where he needs to be in his development, both mathematically and just as a student. I felt fortunate he was able to confide in me and I'm hoping our conversation made him feel a little bit better.
Aiden preferred to finish our 5.2 activity instead of continuing onto 5.3. I was ok with that because I want him to continue with this content with confidence, and he has been doing excellently! Tomorrow we will move onto 5.3.