We already have results of the pre-schooler's 3rd Quarter Evaluation, had the tutorial chat with her teacher. We are very pleased with her performance in school. She’s doing great in academics, perfected her Math exam and three mistakes in Reading. She's been writing (legibly) her full name without a guide. Just need to continue encouraging her to take care of belongings, sharing, waiting for her turn, and as much as possible avoid teasing her classmates too much. And we have to practice some scissor cutting, blunt-tip of course, catching objects thrown and pouring liquid into glass without spilling. Yes, they get graded for those as well and she got C’s (Capable) in those developmental aspects.
We do worksheets everyday, sometimes every other day. Like I said it’s fifteen to thirty minutes. Not to strenuous for Bea, she normally breezes through them as they really just serve as follow through on their lessons at school. The idea is to value education and make studying a habit, not to make it her life. My two cents, if your child sees you taking time out to study with her, teaching her, answering her questions… it’s like communicating to her that learning and school are important. But we should not forget that school is just one aspect of a child’s life. What good is it to have very high I.Q. when your child is struggling in the personal-socio-emotional aspect of her life? Sure, I would like to see her excel academically, but for her to have a successful, meaningful life, she needs more than that. Experience is said to be the best teacher. She has to feel and experience life as it happens, not just as what was written on her books or lectured by the academe. Life is not just knowing all there is to know about the universe, it’s also about being able to tell your grandchildren when you’re old and gray about all the dumb and silly things you did when you were a child, the trick or treats and other parties you’ve attended, your adventures and misadventures, the relationships you made, lost and managed to keep.
The formative years are the most crucial stage in a child’s life. It’s when our child starts to develop attitude, habit, mannerism, etc. So it’s important that we guide and support them through it. And of course, parents will always do their best to be there for their child, to love and support, even (way,way) beyond the formative years.
We do worksheets everyday, sometimes every other day. Like I said it’s fifteen to thirty minutes. Not to strenuous for Bea, she normally breezes through them as they really just serve as follow through on their lessons at school. The idea is to value education and make studying a habit, not to make it her life. My two cents, if your child sees you taking time out to study with her, teaching her, answering her questions… it’s like communicating to her that learning and school are important. But we should not forget that school is just one aspect of a child’s life. What good is it to have very high I.Q. when your child is struggling in the personal-socio-emotional aspect of her life? Sure, I would like to see her excel academically, but for her to have a successful, meaningful life, she needs more than that. Experience is said to be the best teacher. She has to feel and experience life as it happens, not just as what was written on her books or lectured by the academe. Life is not just knowing all there is to know about the universe, it’s also about being able to tell your grandchildren when you’re old and gray about all the dumb and silly things you did when you were a child, the trick or treats and other parties you’ve attended, your adventures and misadventures, the relationships you made, lost and managed to keep.
The formative years are the most crucial stage in a child’s life. It’s when our child starts to develop attitude, habit, mannerism, etc. So it’s important that we guide and support them through it. And of course, parents will always do their best to be there for their child, to love and support, even (way,way) beyond the formative years.
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