O wow ... I think mine won't have any CA or SA until the next sem. I always thought that it's abit too early for kids to have CA just 8 or 9 weeks into their new life.
My husband was tellling me that he feels that my kid has too many activities. He's the sort who doesn't believe in enrichment activities except for academic purposes. I thought this kind of man only existed in my father's time. But I'm adamant about letting my kid take part in kinaesthetic and aesthetic activities. My rationale is: if I don't let her join now, then when? I think the chances of me letting her join when she's P3, P4, P5 or P6 is even slimmer then. Perhaps by then she'll need to pick something that she really likes to concentrate on.
I'm quite worried that she likes drawing. I used to draw alot, and being young, I didn't know how to set priority. As a result, my studies suffered. I'm so worried that she'll follow my footsteps. Secondly, I feel there isn't a real artschool around in Singapore (anyway, what's a 'real' artschool?). I've been to one centre and they teach children to draw in a stereotypical manner for every item. I'm not sure if this is good for the kids. Sure, the pictures look aesthetic to common people, but does it have a character of its own? Will my kid degenerate into drawing mass-produced images? Will my kid grow up wanting to do art? I think that's my greatest nightmare. My friends who are gifted in this area have not become local artists. I myself feel like vomitting blood when I face kids who hate art. I feel that art is like literature. You can have alot of passion for it, but it may just give you frustration and disillusionment. Another thing I'm worried about is art people tend to be more introverted, intrapersonal, individualistic, pessimistic and perfectionistic. All these don't help you to handle nasty people in real life, neither do they help you gel with others. Since her first day of birth, I told myself she's going to be everything I'm not. But as she grows up, I'm starting to feel that she's more and more like me, much as I don't want it. I'm so worried. Really worried. Is there a mummy here like me who worries that your kid might like something you don't want him or her to touch? Is there any mummy who sends your kid to an art class? Do share.