Purpose

A 10-yr-old functional first-born was having a double lesson to catch up on one missed.  She came in all business.

Girl: Um, can we, like, have a to-do list and go through that and then, if we get to the end, can we do some fun stuff?
Me: Sure.

The list went something like Scales, Pieces, Exercises, Theory Questions, Pack up, Goodbye, Go!
She wrote the list on the board, really on tippy-toes to reach as high as she could for the first items.

Me: Ok, unpack - I need to see your violin.
Girl [startled]: What?  Oh, right.  Yeah.  That's why I'm here.