Every good story has a climax. The climax to Seth's story took place as his mother drove him along a busy southern California freeway. Such a thoroughfare is not the best place for a 5th-grader to make special announcements. It was there, however, on the way home from an elementary chorus performance, that Seth quietly and contemplatively said to his mother, "Mom, I think I should go back to 4th grade."

His mother nearly lost control of the family minivan. She recovered enough to ask Seth why he had made such a proclamation. Seth explained that spending the day with the ...

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