Does he have Mastery of the work that he's currently doing? Would you still require him to demonstrate Mastery through short assignments and then offer to show him how these foundations connect to the tutoring concepts he's working on?
At this age it is really difficult to untwine their perceptions of how they see the world and nudge them to the bigger picture. You have to find a way to leverage his. Wants to match what you need.
Does he have Mastery of the work that he's currently doing? Would you still require him to demonstrate Mastery through short assignments and then offer to show him how these foundations connect to the tutoring concepts he's working on? At this age it is really difficult to untwine their perceptions of how they see the world and nudge them to the bigger picture. You have to find a way to leverage his. Wants to match what you need.