Aseem and LEGO Star Wars II

I sat next to Aseem as he played "LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy" videogame on the GameCube. He and Supriya have been at it for the last 3 or 4 weeks, cracking the game bit by bit. The challenge is that the game is targeted at 10 years and up and Aseem is only 6. But by dint of hard work and with help from each other, they have basically managed to conquer the game.

As I watched him play, it struck me how much he knows. He has essentially built up a map of the whole game inside his head and he is able to navigate it without getting lost. I said to Manisha, "I occasionally worry about him not reading or not getting math basics. But then I see him play a game like this and I stop worrying! He is doing fine." She replied, "Any time you think that he is not progressing on reading or math, remind yourself that nobody went to school in the old days before they were 8! He is doing fine. Stop worrying!"