After a couple of years, Charlie is learning the different values of coins and how to count money. A couple of teachers have tried to teach him this over the years and with all manner of methods, from matching to having him “buy” things for a “price” written on a card. The concept seemed to elude him and the fact that we were as likely, if not more likely, to use an ATM card or a credit to pay for something, hardly served to reinforce the concept of what you do with those shiny round metal discs. (Though I should …read more