Every since I saw that what I did was good, meaning, to coach P in his spelling one day prior, I continue to follow this effort. At the sametime, it also gives me an idea how long or how far I should coach him.
Since the first few he got 100%, I then decided to less the “practice times” to maybe 2x. The reason I decided to lessen as I dont want to see me as nagging, I dont wnat to see myself “boiling” unneccesary, I dont want P to feel stressful… and when I did that, I got RED EGGS!!!! Although I told myself, “I dont have expectations”, but I guess my EMO tells me otherwise.
I even went to the extend to analyse his mistakes. *stupid of me*..but I needed to know the root cause.
1) He writes slow. Generally he cant write fast. So did the teacher say the next spelling word before one finishes? Because when I coach him, he does that a little slow to write/tell me.
2) He erases his ugly handwriting. This, I have told him NEVERMIND ugly handwriting. Just write n pass up.
3) he cant write the alphabets? Once I asked him, how come you did not do your HW? and he answered, because I dont know how to write. JUST IMAGINE…the kids have not even mastered writing skills and they are into SPELLING.
So I really pity him. But because he is in this situation, I have to “condition” his mind to suit the situation. So next up, my counter action plans. Oh, have I told you, Chinese Spelling has not started YET!!!!




Yuppp…I, now being through the same like u.
I tell you the ‘ting xie’ is real torturing.
he is far more advanced than Aidan that’s for sure!
And I thot kindy is supposed to be PLAYschool. Your posts last year showed him having fun at kindy.
Oh ….. I feel you …… We are in the same boat!!!
Have a chat with the teacher?
it’s okay, you just have to pay more attention on him
expose more fun educational tools for him, like TV programmes for example? good luck
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Oh…when I read other blogs I am really glad that I don’t have to do Ting Xie. Already english and malay reading/spelling/writing driving C stressed and me up the wall!