Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Studying in Public places

The thing is....
1. Naqib is being homeschooled aka in between schools
2. the was this hoo haa about students at McDonalds drama

Elaborating...
My youngest huney bunny left his learning centre after 1st term of year 5. My reasons were simple, the fees hike does not tally with the lessons there. I mean, we pay premium for education to get education not just teachers using my kids as guinea pigs. Qibby was there for 2 years and 1 term. Year 4 was the ultimate downfall. He practically learnt nothing much. I mean year 4 practicing addition and subtractions everyday instead of learning multiplications was wayyyy to much for me to digest. To top it up, Qibby's writing was not to be proud of.

In a small learning centre that screams out attention and expertise, I had high expectations. Instead I had to practice high tolerance. I understand that it was a thematic based centre making it difficult to monitor, but there are levels to be achieved at all times.

So here I am, took him in under my wings to prepare him for Year 7. Why year 7? Its the first year of secondary school. New school new friends new beginnings. It makes more sense to you all if I say the older 2 kids goes to a secondary school with no primary option. Oh wait, its normal for primary to be separated from secondary right? But MY KIDS had been in the same school for the past 4 years..almost 5. Soooo, I have had the privilege of sending all of them together to one place to learn and I need only deal with 1 school for all of them...ahhahahahh. SO yeah, to Secondary we go now!

Homeschooling is a BIG responsibility. I have decided to spread it around. Hiring tutors to help me cover some bases also lengthen my lifespan huh... I am fussy. So the tutor I have found and approve for now, has Ampang under their far far away list of places to teach. Since kids have training in UM, mommy decided to have tuition near UM and near kids school (TTDI)

I can't possibly rent a house just for this now can I? Ok, takat ni nyesal la jual condo kat TTDI tuh walau pun bilik kids mcm tak cukup. So we opt for tuition in public places. Pilihan hati? Starbucks TTDI. Its not too noise (usually), tapi harini because I am writing this...music kuat and orang pun cakap macam kat pasar. Qibby and his teacher, they are calm. Since its a one to one interaction, its manageble. Do we need to tell people to hush? Nope, its ok, we learn to live in this society and we grow, adapt...My other kids also do their homework here if they need to (note that my kids have tight schedule and they learn to manage their time). If its noisy, some time they use ear phones and turn on their Spotify.

Would I recommend group work here? Work is ok, you need to discuss and you yourself would be noisy. Would I recommend group studies here? Nope. Group studies is just studying in a group for a short periods but it also requires you to study (read and digest ) by yourself. So find a private entity! Or Group chats can work too..but hey whats the fun kan....apehal ko nak fun??? study is a serious matter   :P


What do I do when Qibby has tuition? Mommy's office is now in session. And i also take time to write. All in Starbucks yo!

Cukup2la merepek harini!

xoxo
Mommy

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