50 and beyond

I know, when you look at D2’s schedule for the next six weeks, you will surely look and me and say that I am a stereotypical tiger mom.

D2 cannot study by himself. Put him at a desk and his mind will wonder, he will play computer games while “revising” or “doing homework” at the same time. At age 16, you can’t possibly expect me to sit next to him to make sure he’s studying, right? No value add, and I’ll just be destroying my relationship with him by breathing down his neck. That’s why I outsource this function.🤣

D2 spent most of Sec 1 to Sec 3 getting by. But as I had blogged earlier, we had to intervene by November of Sec 3. For the past year, he has been on Ritalin and this other supplement regularly, and I put him on tuition for every single subject except one. We also requested that he be moved to Language B for Chinese, so that he would be less stressed. And yay! He passed Chinese language B this June without any tuition, and hardly studying for the paper. That was a relief for us all, and it sure boosted his confidence.

How has his progress been this year?

Well, D2 has gone from failing every subject except one last year, to passing every subject except one this recent prelims. Quite remarkable, I think.

I still stand by my opinion that D2 is a genius. It’s incredible what a 2-hour tuition per week did for him this year. I tell the tutors not to burden him with homework. Just help him with his school homework. And so, the 2-hour sessions have helped him so much.

So, this is his revision schedule for these 6 weeks. The tuition sessions are his revision sessions. Apart from this, he mainly chills. But that’s okay, because the schedule is so hectic already!

Jia you, D2. You are dearly beloved by us and by God. He has a very unique plan for you and we feel so blessed having you as our son. You have this gentle and sensitive heart that charms the socks out of people you meet. You are very perceptive and people are drawn to you because you extend your friendship to all around you. Thank you for being so patient with me and tolerating my parenting style. You are transforming to be more my friend and less my son. I enjoy seeing this metamorphosis. I will treasure it, because soon, you won’t be my kid anymore, you will be my friend.