The best thing about Beast Academy. . .

[La Condessa]

. . .is seeing dd get excited to do hard things!

 

We have come so far in the past couple of years! It wasn't so long ago that being asked to try anything at all that she didn't already know how to do caused tears and meltdowns. The first couple of days learning a new song on the piano would involve hour-long temper tantrums before getting her to finally put her hands to the keys. (She enjoyed playing and would happily do her practice on her own at other times, it was just when she was asked to start a song she hadn't played before).

 

It was so amazing to hear her say with relish, "Ohh, this one looks really tricky! I'll get my tetrominoes!"

[Dmmetler]

I think one of the real genius choices in making BA was that the guides give the kids effective peers-someone who is going through it with them, and that helps in developing that persistence. LOF kind of gives that, too, but Fred is rarely stumped or frustrated with the math. The Beasts are.

[SoCal_Bear]

The first couple of days learning a new song on the piano would involve hour-long temper tantrums before getting her to finally put her hands to the keys. (She enjoyed playing and would happily do her practice on her own at other times, it was just when she was asked to start a song she hadn't played before).

 

 

 

This... at my house every single week after piano lessons. Not for an hour...but plenty of wailing and gnashing of teeth.

[EndOfOrdinary]

I have definitely found the emotional growth to far out weigh all the mathematical progress. Odd that piano seems to be a trend as well. Our teacher is quite good at working with Ds' perfectionism and dislike of struggle. Me, not quite so much :)