Ready for Pre-school?
I actually planned to enrol Justin to Montessori this month, but due to lots of protest from hubby, MIL, my mum and my maid, I delayed my plan. Why am I so eager to send him off to pre-school?
- He’s considered as 3 years old this year, and if he’s going to nursery next year when everyone’s else is 4 years old but he’s only 3 (born in Dec), he’ll have a hard time fitting in.
- Hubby wants our kids to enrol in proper kindy and chinese school later, which means there’ll be more homework, and more academic based teaching method, and Justin may not be ready for it next year. By starting with Montessori, I hope he has a chance to get used to schooling environment, making friends, tuning up his motor skills for writing, get adapted to dicipline, and etc, before starting kindy or nursery later.
- He has nothing much to do but kacau me only when I’m trying to
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No lah, I can’t do much also in the morning as I got to watch Isabelle and my maid is busy with the house chores. It’s just that I’ve been playing puzzles, reading, singing phonic songs, watching Barney and playing toys with him, but he still WANTS MOMMY! He’s still too young to be independant, so I’m also doubt he’s ready for pre-school. - He keeps telling me he wants to go to school like koh koh jie jie, but I think he’s clueless about what school really is.
So, I’ll start looking for Montessori or pre-school after CNY, and will bring Justin along to see if he likes it or not, just like the way we started with Kindermusik. His new semester of Kindermusik starts tomorrow and he’s so excited about it. Well, at least he has a chance to make friends with other toddlers about his age, and learn some singing and dancing there. Most importantly, he wants to go and likes the class.
Thus, I’ll leave him to decide if he’s ready for Montessori.
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January 6th, 2007 at 8:54 am
Yeah, let him decide when he’s ready. Afterall he’s gonna be in school for the next 20 years or so. So might as well let him enjoy his childhood for a while.
January 7th, 2007 at 1:22 am
He is so young only 3, let him have more time at home.
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January 7th, 2007 at 1:48 am
Shooi, that’s what I’ve been thinking about. Well, can’t force him too if he doesn’t like school.
Michelle, Samm called me just now, and I blog about it already. Today must be my lucky day.
January 7th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
If he can adapt to Kindermusik classes, I’m sure he can adapt very well into pre-school. Just let him try it out lorr to see whether he likes it or not.
January 7th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Well, at first I also protested sending kids to preschool too early. Now, I’m the one insisted that Ian should continue his preschool, though he doesn’t like it. In my case is different. He doesn’t have the chance to mix with children of his age, unlike Justin.
He doesn’t know how to share toys, he doesn’t know how to mix and be friend with others. He is slowly picking this up. This is definitely a good place to train children to be independent (especially someone like Ian who is spoilt by his grandma).
If Justin likes, you should let him join!
January 7th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
I already sent jia chen to pre-school last wednesday. He is 3 years old this year too. My husband also doesnt want to send him to pre-school since jia chen is still too small but i insist to let him try it first. Everything is working fine. I have same opninion with you, they only kacau kacua at home so i think it is better to send them to pre-school to fill up their free time.
January 8th, 2007 at 12:00 am
January 9th, 2007 at 1:26 am
Think to re-send my jiejie to school next yr, dun dare to try again this yr after all the bad experience she had in the kindy last week! *sob, sob..*