when i learnt that dunia who is due to enter p1, is still searching for school, i felt sorry for her.
she's such a darling girl and alert with the surrounding.
most schools have no more vacancies. some have reached their quotas for foreign kids.
tmrw, i am going with dunia's mom to check out on bedok green and fengshan primary, hoping that a vacancy can be located.
from this incident, i reminded my 2 girls how fortunate they are to have a place of belonging every morn. so, i don't expect any complaints from them about homework and extra classes.
imagine how pathetic it would be to keep a child at home, simply because she has no privilege as a foreign kid.
indeed, only when one is deprived of the necessities, will one appreciate the simplicities of life.
i learnt from the mother that even for her p6 boy, she has to battle thru so much with another pri sch to allow her son a place at p5 last yr. the original intention was to let him start at p4, citing that he wasn't up to standard based on the diagnostic test that he took. a letter of undertaking was also given to hte school to ensure that the boy would do well.
guess what, in the end, the boy ended up 3rd in class last yr, got a gold in fitness and some awards in soccer activities.
how much a mother goes thru with her kids, only the women will understand. is this a overstatement?
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Ya, my friend had a hard time too last year trying to find a school for her P4 nephew from KL. Turned out he top the class last year though he only joined the class after Sep holiday. Smart kid!
ReplyDeleteur friend's son is surely smart.
ReplyDeletemalaysian kids seem to call the shot these days, topping the 'o' level...wonder what goes on in the mind.
probably just high level of motivation and discipline, knowing how hard their parents got to strive to see them thru education here in singapore.
He is my friend's nephew and godson. We were still worried he couldn't survive 'cos u know lah, M'sian schools are not so good with english but he did well. His problem is more social cos some of his classmates sort of ostracise him due to his good results. Poor boy! Bully is a problem in school nowadays.
ReplyDeletedidn't I tell you small T got ostracise by a few in her group too because she did well at class? The girls even threatened not to talk to her unless she doesn't finish her work. She only told me one week before school ends. Luckily she was so easy-going and found friendship with other kids. Then, she was only in K1.
ReplyDeleteYa, u told me. Terrible! How did those kids end up so mean at such young age?
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