Since the beginning of this year, Nadine has been saying that she wants to learn ballet next year. And in the last few months, she dropped the "next year", and kept bugging me for ballet classes, especially when we see little girls in tutus going for classes at Crestar, next to the Yamaha where she takes her music classes.
So I finally relented, and signed her up. She was ecstatic. On the day of her first lesson, she ate her dinner really fast, and was all dressed up and ready to go 45min before class.
Same for 2nd class, which was yesterday. Ate her dinner really quickly, and dressed herself up. Hope this enthusiasm continues!
So far, Nadine's been taking only "fun" enrichment classes - swimming, music, art and ballet. No Berries for Chinese, I Can Read for English, nor Kumon for Math.
Every now and then, I wonder if she should go for any of those classes, especially when other mums tell me about how the kids need some prep before primary school.
But so far, Nadine has helped me to not be so gan-cheong. Her phonics is pretty good. She could even tell me that M is for蜜蜂!
She's starting to do simple addition, and is no longer resistant to Chinese. That's enough for me, for now. She has a whole lifetime to catch up with studies and go for tuition, if she ever needs to! I must keep reminding myself to chill!
So I finally relented, and signed her up. She was ecstatic. On the day of her first lesson, she ate her dinner really fast, and was all dressed up and ready to go 45min before class.
Same for 2nd class, which was yesterday. Ate her dinner really quickly, and dressed herself up. Hope this enthusiasm continues!
So far, Nadine's been taking only "fun" enrichment classes - swimming, music, art and ballet. No Berries for Chinese, I Can Read for English, nor Kumon for Math.
Every now and then, I wonder if she should go for any of those classes, especially when other mums tell me about how the kids need some prep before primary school.
But so far, Nadine has helped me to not be so gan-cheong. Her phonics is pretty good. She could even tell me that M is for
She's starting to do simple addition, and is no longer resistant to Chinese. That's enough for me, for now. She has a whole lifetime to catch up with studies and go for tuition, if she ever needs to! I must keep reminding myself to chill!
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