<font color="ff0000">Cuddles,</font>
I told myself I am not going to put pressure on my kids. But after I heard about the Primary 1 requirement, and that some kids were actually asked to go back to kindergarten, I started to be kancheong.
During my time, kids go to primary 1 to start learning A,B,C ! I do not think there is anything wrong with a child who only knows A,B,C at 7 years old, but nowadays he is seen to have learning difficulties !
<font color="ff6000">cowandchick,</font>
My boy is going to be 3 years old in July. I am actually happy with his development, he is speaking very well, have good memory, he knows exactly which piece goes with which toy set, he can even tell the names of complex machines, and he is very creative. He will invent new games, and his older sister will follow him ! He also knows all the colors and shapes. The only thing I worry about is he seems to be not so good at recognizing alphabets. I am beginning to worry about whether he will be able to read and write in 3 years time ! The problem with our school system, is that they only care about academic results.
It's not that I want to put pressure on my kids. I am shocked to know that some kids were actually told to leave Primary 1 and go back to kindergarten. I have heard of 2 cases already. It is the school system that is putting pressure on the kids.
I am one person who grows up under pressure. In primary school, I got A's for every subject, and B for English. My mother told me if I don't do better for English, I will become a road sweeper. During A level, my mother wants me to do special papers in addition to my normal subjects, she told me that if my brother can do it, I can do it too. My brother got all the perfect score, got a scholarship to England. I got 2 As, 2 Bs, one distinction and one merit for my special paper, ended up feeling depressed for a very long time.
I told myself I will never subject my kids to this type of pressure, I am not going to push them to get all As, but at least must pass lah.
<font color="119911">ZMM,</font>
Thanks for your tips. He is going to start nursery school next week. Hopefully he learns better with other kids.
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Both my kids got this jab already, no side effect. I think every kid should have this jab to be safe.