Caspar had his first 'Schulearbeit' this week. These are the first important exams in his school career. Good results will give him more options when he chooses which secondary school to attend next year. They are graded from 1 (best result) to 5 (fail). Having got a 1 in his mock maths exam he had hoped to get a 1 again but got a 2 in the real test. According to Caspar that is OK because, as he carefully explained, 1 plus 2 equals 1. To clarify he explained that 2 plus 2 equals 2, but 4 plus 5 equals 4. They seem to teach maths a little differently over here!
