I had a conference with Charlie's teachers last night. He is doing well. The fact that he started school a year later than other kids ( as in the USA, kids start school a year later), doesn't seem to be holding him back. In a couple of months, with some extra tuition, he has managed to pretty much catch up in reading and writing. The interesting point here is that the American system of starting reading a year later hasn't put him at much of a disadvantage. I understand the Scandinavians start their children reading even later and they certianly aren't dumb! The other thing to say is "Well done Charlie".

This is a self-portrait (by Charlie) taken with the trusty Blackberry camera.