As I mentioned earlier, I was kinda busy with work for the past 2 days. It is rare that I will ever be busy with work. Putting aside the usual workload, there was the additional stuff of planning 2 weeks of sports activities, 2 weeks of arts activities for Nov/ Dec hols and completing the feedback forms for my class. Well... Actually, we were given a week to complete the feedback forms but I sorta procrastinated it. Anyway, it was due on 12 Oct and I dutifully submitted them this morning. So I am not late in my submission. Anyway, I had no intention of submitting early despite the daily reminders. She has all the time in the world to go through them as slowly as she likes so I will just be on time loh. Bleh~
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As for the hols activities, I do not know how and why I am being arrowed. The centre started the brainstorming long ago and I remembered vaguely that they appointed some I/Cs. However, I guess no minutes were taken so everyone else conveniently forgot about the initial arrangement. Initially, I was told to help out but somehow, I was disappointed. I am so proud that I didn't voice out my unhappiness. To think of it... I didn't really voice out my unhappiness at the centre before till the pest really pissed me off the other time round. Anyway... Somehow... I am the main I/C for arts week. As a back-up plan, I was the planner for the sports week too. In short, I am the overall I/C for the entire hols though there is no official acknowledgement yet. I am doing all these without complaints all for Linda's sake only. :)
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I overheard a conversation between 2 mothers a couple of days ago at the bus stop. They were discussing about their children's academic progress.When I was shaking my head in disapproval of what they have said, I realised their kids are only in kindergarten! Kindergarten and yet, they are discussing about why the school is not teaching them creative writing. For goodness sake, leave your children alone! They are only in kindergarten and in case anyones does not know, these children's nightmares have just begun.
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Often, parents forget about their own childhood times. They forget how they used to dislike their parents for oppressing them and forcing them to do homework, non-stop scolding etc etc. When they were still young, they once promised themselves that they would never do the same things to their children, just like what their parents had done to them. As time passes, these parents completely forget about the torture they went through and put their own children through the same suffering they went through.
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I am not saying that parents should completely indulge their children in pure fun and play but I am sure that it can be done in a nicer way. Stating a very common example. When a typical parent realises that her child did not do his homework, the very first reaction will be scolding, scolding and scolding 'Why did you not do your homework!' I believe it can be resolved in a more amicable way. Parents should always try to understand the situation first. We can try to check with the child for the reason for not doing the homework. Only when we fully understand the situation, we are in a better position to decide on the next move. Children are very intelligent. Often, they do things with a reason. However, we adults have been so caught up with work and the daily practical stuff that we often forget the fantasies and thoughts we once had as a child.
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Spend a moment to talk to your child and you will slowly understand their inner world which was once ours and which we had closed as time goes by.
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As for the hols activities, I do not know how and why I am being arrowed. The centre started the brainstorming long ago and I remembered vaguely that they appointed some I/Cs. However, I guess no minutes were taken so everyone else conveniently forgot about the initial arrangement. Initially, I was told to help out but somehow, I was disappointed. I am so proud that I didn't voice out my unhappiness. To think of it... I didn't really voice out my unhappiness at the centre before till the pest really pissed me off the other time round. Anyway... Somehow... I am the main I/C for arts week. As a back-up plan, I was the planner for the sports week too. In short, I am the overall I/C for the entire hols though there is no official acknowledgement yet. I am doing all these without complaints all for Linda's sake only. :)
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I overheard a conversation between 2 mothers a couple of days ago at the bus stop. They were discussing about their children's academic progress.When I was shaking my head in disapproval of what they have said, I realised their kids are only in kindergarten! Kindergarten and yet, they are discussing about why the school is not teaching them creative writing. For goodness sake, leave your children alone! They are only in kindergarten and in case anyones does not know, these children's nightmares have just begun.
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Often, parents forget about their own childhood times. They forget how they used to dislike their parents for oppressing them and forcing them to do homework, non-stop scolding etc etc. When they were still young, they once promised themselves that they would never do the same things to their children, just like what their parents had done to them. As time passes, these parents completely forget about the torture they went through and put their own children through the same suffering they went through.
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I am not saying that parents should completely indulge their children in pure fun and play but I am sure that it can be done in a nicer way. Stating a very common example. When a typical parent realises that her child did not do his homework, the very first reaction will be scolding, scolding and scolding 'Why did you not do your homework!' I believe it can be resolved in a more amicable way. Parents should always try to understand the situation first. We can try to check with the child for the reason for not doing the homework. Only when we fully understand the situation, we are in a better position to decide on the next move. Children are very intelligent. Often, they do things with a reason. However, we adults have been so caught up with work and the daily practical stuff that we often forget the fantasies and thoughts we once had as a child.
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Spend a moment to talk to your child and you will slowly understand their inner world which was once ours and which we had closed as time goes by.
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