End of a long but productive night.

A is really getting to the pointy end of his school life. His latest assessment was to present a speech. He had the option of only presenting it to the teacher and a couple of friends during the lunch break but opted to present to the whole class. He worked hard (late in the grand scheme of things but hard none the less) to put together an interesting talk on how Australia is becoming a less tolerant place. My part in this was to sit on a very uncomfortable stool in his room latw into the night to discuss possible arguments and lines of thought....and make sure he kept writing. Results next week I guess. Fingers crossed.