redriver

My daughter didn’t like her new school. Well, that was during the first two weeks of classes, though.

Reason Number 1. The class is too big. Imagine a Grade 1 class of 46 students. Well, this numer is common in the public school, but she is enrolled in a private school and so I, too would want to march to the principal’s office and complain on this.

Reason Number 2. Her classmates are very noisy. Hahaha, I wanted to laugh at this statement but my child is generally the silent-type and so she sometimes got irritated with so much noise. But, this time she became accustomed to the noise. She still maintains her calmness, though.

Reason Number 3. Her teacher is giving her a hard time. Well, this was only true during the first week of class, since they had spelling most of the time and she committed a lot of mistakes as the spelling words given to them are those that contain mute sounds. Example, giggle, tickle, etc.

And so one night last week, while we were having our nocturnal ritual in the bedroom, I heard my daughter telling her younger brother that he should love his school.

“I don’t like my new school, Red. I wanted to transfer to another school, but because Mommy said that she had already paid for my tuition so I really don’t have a choice anymore.”

I felt sorry for my child and was really guilty over saying those things. I am just super relief when finally she is enjoying her new school and her new classmates and although they are crowded in that little room, she has gained many friends and could even memorize the half of her classmates already.

Well, good start for a first grader.