First time in my life sitting at a parent-teacher meeting. There are three dads; the rest are women. Then the school psychologist came in and read out a whole lecture: 'motivation is the path to success,' 'don't force him to do the assignment—find a way that makes him want to do it himself' (wow!). And something about frustration, too. As a parting wish, she said, 'may your floats always stay on the surface.' Everybody got uneasy. Now let's hear what the homeroom teacher has to say.