Recently an educator share a something with me that really ease my mind
When you are a kids, fighting for a school the school will view your general ability. But when those kids grow up, they will become a common people as they are just general and no speciality. But usually a person that could outsand from the crowd in the society is a specialist and this will not be easily discovered at young stage.
So just relax and stay cool. Parents is the primary learning role model in primary stage and not the school.
Look at Steve Jobs, if he had a very smooth and planned education right from childhood, he might not be what he 'WAS'.
The only thing we should not lost from them is confidence
I actually have the same feeling as 樓主 once - by the time I know he could not secure a second in in Paul Boys, this drove me crazy. Just thinking is there anything I have missed out or have I not equipped him enough. As time goes, I am more relax now - I should not pre-judge them just by interview or the success of getting into a school.
Life is long - he is just 5 and we have to be with him for another 10-20 years , going through the highs and lows.
This I treat as a challenge for me and him. Just like the old days when I go for interview for jobs - fail apply for another one 東家唔打 打西家. As long as they have a good attitude and EQ, I am sure they will find ther own way (自己新天地)
I wanted to say that this system is very harsh for 5 year olds and their parents. We are talking about 5 year olds - I don't remember when I was their age, I knew so much at that time. I find myself wondering if I haven't taught my daughter enough vocabulary and math formulas. But should I even do that? They are so tiny but in this society, they are "supposed" to know so much and be so smart and mature to be recognized by these schools as "acceptable". A 15 minute to one hour performance for a 5 year old cannot be conclusive for their future performance. Plus, other equally important aspects are not being tested - for example, how much they love and care for their family and friends. I therefore tell myself to not take these interviews too personally. My child is as precious as always, her and my worthiness has not been diminished one bit from this grueling process.
原帖由 Cookietk 於 11-11-2 09:31 發表
I wanted to say that this system is very harsh for 5 year olds and their parents. We are talking about 5 year olds - I don't remember when I was their age, I knew so much at that time. I find myself ...