The joy in giving them tuitions to the boys myself is the satisfaction that comes along with the bonding and knowing they benefited from the short time we spent together. I guess that was the main reason I still maintained that they are spared from the numerous hours on tuition classes children generally are going to these days. Even though korkor failed in his BM. Even though didi failed too in his BM test paper. I blamed it on why they want to test them at this age instead. Bad mom I am!
Anyway, the grandparents are not very happy that I'm not pushing them to their upper limits. When I told them proudly once, that korkor is doing fine without any tuitions, that he gets an average 80+ marks, I was responded with a huge question mark on their forehead, wondering why then I'm not sending him to tuitions (for 90+ marks, I suppose). So much for gratitude.
Then again, seeing his marks are deteriorating and sliding down the hill, I succumbed and got a mandarin tutor for him. Since she's here, might as well let didi have some half time tutoring sessions too. He enjoys it, and seeing so, I am relieved I'm not stressing him out. I guess I am stressed out myself trying not to stress them so much.
However, a few days ago, didi's BM teacher called me up and told me that the principal requested that those who failed the BM paper need to stay back for extra classes for 4 days in a row. Initially, I thought that is ok. Later, I have second thoughts and wondered if he would even benefit from it at all, since it'll also be a normal class of ~40 people. Time is so precious to be wasted if he's just not learning anything from a big class of people, especially when he would be so darn tired after the normal school hours. I am so in a dilemma.
Then again, I don't even know if it's a choice for us to choose from. I think if it is, I might choose to hire a personal BM tutor at home instead, if needed, so he'll learn more effectively and time is used profitably. And I don't need to worry how I'm gonna arrange his transport home after his class, as it would be in between 1 and 4. If (1) fetching him home myself, I would have to run around for 4 days each week to school. If (2) let him wander around and waste another hour to wait for korkor, it'll be so late by the time he comes home. Heiz..
I think things would set straight by itself when the time comes. Tell myself don't worry so much la, go to sleep better.
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better to have one on one BM tutor...think he will pay more attention and get more out of it....knowing that the fierce mama is lurking behind! :) hehehehe
heeheehhee... now i know you suck in bm... (i suck in mandarin :-()
dawn,
ya, i second that too. but still dunno now leh.. principal still discussing on this issue, i heard. what the..?? right?
ya, i'm too fierce for them, that's why they are stressed out. i am going to find someone even more fierce, so they will appreciate me, hoh? :)
boeyjoey,
bukan saya yang phailed bm laaa.. bm saya, kata cikgu, bagus jugak. bukan saya yang kata hoh.
childhood is about wasting time! Let him loiter in school car park..pick up leaves lah. Whats wrong with that?
goolypop,
but but.. i can use that time to teach him how to build a business empire wor.. picking leaves would teach him that ah?
see la, last time you picked leaves at the school compound, now what have you become? (i also loitered around and picked leaves, yum goong!)
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