Nowadays I have to cut down Niki's playtime because her school work is quite frankly piling, in between of her spelling tests on ALL three languages (English, Mandarin and BM) .. she got quite a bit of honework as well and then of course we must practice Mandarin reading together..they've already gone through 8 reading titles in just 4 months!
Every Friday, Niki receives a packet of worksheets that she’s expected to complete at home and turn back in on Monday. The assignments are meant to help her meet class requirements for the week, which includes writing, recognizing and spelling words correctly. We're talking about my gonna-be five year old here.
I remember kindergarten as being games, snacks, and recess .. and scary Mrs Lian .. wish I can turn back the clock but we have to soldier on and face the fact that times have indeed changed and as parents we have to cope and change with the time. I would like to say things if only it was like our time, but the fact is that it's not..
And so as I drill down to the homework with my kid and getting her ready for her spelling tests, I know that I have to do the best for her .. even though it means that there's less playtime. It's hard but we have to do this .. not for us but for her .. though many may not want to admit this, but it's a matter of academic survival out there and only the fittest survive .. a bleak outlook .. actually no, it's just the reality of things.
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