Loading ...So P got his first ever certificate yesterday. He has been attending Kumon maths for the past couple of months. His dad and I were surprised when the teacher told us couple of weeks back that P would be taking his current level test. A test? After just 7 weeks? Oh well, we thought, nice experience.
Imagine our pride when he aced the test! Woo-hoo! So yesterday, he got his ‘Achievement Certificate’ and got his picture taken with it. It was hilarious watching him play to the camera. Now that he is comfortable with this, we decided to sign him up for Kumon English too.
He had the assessment to get over with first, to see where he was at. And my son is such a card, I tell you! A girl, she must be in her A levels or something, was throwing words at him and he had to spell them. Another friend of hers was sitting at the same table, watching him. Every time she gave him a word, P’s instantaneous reaction would be ‘oh that? That is too easy!’
After the third such comment, the girls picked up the refrain and chanted along with him ‘oh it is too easy, innit?’
Anyways, the teacher came and told us he did well and they were ever so pleased with the way he is going. We were both well chuffed, understandably.
I know there have been discussions going on in various mommy bloggers’ websites about the suitability of extra coaching for children and how soon is too soon etc. When I first heard of Kumon, P was in his Foundation class and was 4 and 1/2 and we both deemed him too young for such extra coaching and decided to leave him be. He loves his school and though is a bit of a chatterbox, he still does really well. When we decided to move back to India at the completion of his Infant’s school, we decided that we needed some extra help and enrolled him with Kumon. He also goes for weekly swimming and random football and kickboxing lessons so it is not all work and no play!
Would I continue with it once we are back in Chennai? I don’t know. I want to give him the chance to settle down in the new environs and get used to things first. And then, if he seems fine and if the situation warrants it, then we’ll see.
In the meantime, it sure is fantastic to see him chock full of pride over his certificate, which is already showing signs of wear, thanks to some rather enthusiastic playing last night. He is all set for the bi-annual tests at Kumon and wants to win the Gold, this September. If it makes him happy….
Way to go! CONGRATULATIONS!
Thank you!
congrats to little P!
So you’re really thinking of moving back to Chennai?
Yep, we are! Tho’ u don’t believe me :p
Why do you want to go back ? Whats in Chennai ? Why fight it out b/w J.Jaya Lal or Karunan ? You want to put him in another “Vidyalaya” and basically go through the same crap we did ? Pratik deserves better than that !
oh my god.. every blog i click today i see a little favourite nephew doing something amazing
and dont get into the mommy blogger thing please. we love reading you as you are. no replies to that stupid mad momma and her mad friends who have nothing to do but stir up a hornet’s nest over nothing
Moi? Mommy blogger? Noo!
And anyways, woman, weren’t you the one who nagged me to write more about P? Some people, I tell you, are impossible to please! hmph!
Congratulations to P. And if you are moving back to India then definetly he needs that extra coaching. All the best.
Thanks, Jaya! Extra classes and P generally don’t go well together so fingers crossed re this one!
Congratulations, little guy!
Lol! Thanks! His first ever certificate – we are more chuffed than him!