Mummy in Vain told me that her daughter’s kindergarten was having an open day today. So, I went there after picking Justin up from his preschool just to have a look.

After my first incident when enrolling into a famous kindergarten, frankly, I’m really kiasu. Not that I want my boy to excel in kindy, but I’m kiasu that I might be too late to register him in any school! I was shocked that why the classes were full so fast, it’s just like booking for a wedding banquet a year before!

So, there I was looking around, and Justin and Isabelle were having fun looking at other kids too. Then, I went to the office to get some information. I was so relief that next year’s registration has not started until June!!! Good, still got time to think think and think.

The clerk talked to me like it’s my first time “hunting” for school. LOL! And she told me lots of things about kindergarten which I already knew, hey, I ran a kindy before, ok? But I pretended that I knew nothing. However, I asked her if I needed to teach Justin how to write before enrolling him, and she gave me the answer I was looking for…

No need, we prefer you not to teach the kid anything, and just send him to school. What’s the point of going to school if he knows everything already? Besides, he will get bored easily as he will think that there is nothing much for him to learn…

Wah, I was so happy to hear this answer!!!

I prefer to lead Justin and Isabelle, according to their stage. I’m not saying that I won’t let Justin write before he starts new kindergarten next year. If he’s ready, I don’t mind teaching him. Lately, he likes drawing straight lines and wants me to hold his hand. I will guide him some times, but he doesn’t have the motor skill to write the pencil correctly yet. I know he should start with crayon, but he prefers pencil, what to do?

Another thing why I am still hunting for school is the one I registered is only for afternoon session, as the morning session is full. Justin wakes up very early, and he takes nap at around 1.30pm, which coincides with his school session. MIL said he can take nap after he’s back from afternoon session, just like Li Wei. But then I don’t like Justin to sleep late at night, just like them who only head the shack after 12am! Can’t blame Li Wei as he’s too alert after his evening nap.

And about MIL’s suggestion of driving both of them to kindergarten if they enroll the same school, Mummy in Vain gave me a good point. It will only be convenient for a year. A year later, Li Wei is going to primary, and I will have to shuffle him by myself too.

Besides that, why I’m still hunting for kindergarten is the Montessori in which Justin is going now is in English medium. If I can teach him in Chinese, ahem, my Chinese is very bad, then I don’t mind him continuing. But hubby’s family has this mindset of Chinese schools are better than kebangsaan, and all the kids need to learn Chinese. Since I’m half-banana, I’m not sure how to teach my kids Chinese! So, I better let them learn Chinese in kindergarten for a few years, then hopefully, they can pick up in Chinese primary school.

Gee….I have always thought that it’s too early to think about school. But I’m thinking a lot lately.

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