School Readiness
“Aye! I am talking to you!” The little six-year-old banged the table as she shouted loudly when her many attempts to hijack the attention from my mother during the latter’s 85th birthday celebration failed. So, I decided to tell her off in public.
I know. I felt bad after that to have embarrassed my cousin about his daughter’s behavior. So I called him to apologize and offered to spend an afternoon to see if I could help.
*Ari is not ready for formal school when she starts next year. Despite being a very intelligent child, I believe she will suffer because she is not school ready. No matter how intelligent a child is, she will not do well if she is not ready in other areas. Unless we do something about it.
After meeting my cousin, I found out that Ari loves to visit the library. So, I gave tips on the kind of books to start her reading with, ways to scale up and then how to help her achieve academically without stress. But on top of that, I taught him how to help her understand her position in the society so that she has the least friction when integrating into the school environment.
Is your child school ready? Doing well academically and in life is far more than just intelligence or being gifted. It is a set of skills that kids are either born with, or can learn.
*Ari’s name has been changed to protect her identity.
哈佛大学受训的教育者，曾任新加坡管理大学全职讲师，也是五个孩子的母亲——五个孩子都在 11 至 15 岁之间进入大学。廖秀梅基于一个信念创办了全资优学校：每个孩子都以不同的方式拥有天赋，而教育的使命，就是把每个孩子的潜力发挥到极致。
如果这篇文章引起了您的共鸣……
让您思考方式焕然一新的教育洞察。
加入来自10个国家的家长，每周阅读Pamela关于教育、育儿与培养资优学习者的深度洞察。
无垃圾邮件。可随时退订。我们尊重您的隐私。