I hope we're saying goodbye to tears during math drill time.   I just placed an order at Sonlight for the Flashmaster math fact product.  A couple entries ago I mentioned that we were using Dr. Aardsma's Math Drill computer program.  It is a fine program, but I am bothered by a couple features:   (1)  I don't care if Hugs doesn't know "subtrahend" or "addend" -- at least not right now;  (2) I also don't care if he doesn't know how may quarts are in a gallon, or pints in a quart (hey, I'm 40 with 2 advanced degrees, and I didn't know how many quarts were in a gallon until we started this math drill last spring!).  Again, at least right now.  Those questions are getting in the way of the facts that I really want him to know right now:  5x6, 11x4, etc.  I'm excited because the Flashmaster is portable and can go with us in the car.

Now, I realize there are other issues of character that need to be addressed because we have tears during math drill (perseverance, putting forth all your effort, etc., obeying authority), but I'm hoping that at least this one change can help us -- both of us -- work on those issues of character together rather than tearing each other apart.