has his sights set on his favorite color...blue.
each time he makes it to blue, i ask him what he did to earn it (according to him about three kids make it there each day). typically, it is not because he painted the best picture, knew the most letters, or even knew the right answers to the questions. it is because he helped the teacher clean up a mess, or he pushed in all of the chairs, or just was simply being helpful. is this desire to please his teacher rooted in the fact that school is just started and he is very eager to do as good as he can? 