Finally, I am done with my Master Program, and I will be taking a break from my study before I get my "Permanent Head Damaged" ....heeee...It has been very challenging studying and taking care of my little hon at the same time. I would definitely give all the credits to my dear husband, Rodney, who has been giving me a lot of emotional support when I was under stress with all the forever never ending assignments, physical supports by helping to cook, clean the house and dishes, do laundry, give me comfort food (chicken soup), and take care of our little hon most of the nights when I was busy with assignments, and last but not least, the financial supports for buying all the expensive textbooks for the program (even though the tuition fees were from scholarship). Without all the supports, I don't think I will be able to complete the course successfully with Distinction. Indeed, God has been gracious and I feel so blessed! My convocation will be held in May, and I hope that my family will fly here again to celebrate my success.
Next year, I have great plans for myself and for my little hon. I will be taking my little hon out of daycare, and will be teaching him full swing with a tailored curriculum just for him. I am battling whether to get a job or stay at home to give him my full attention, and finally I have decided that I need to be spending more quality time with my little hon. Believe it or not, my mum gave me a good "scolding" for wanting to stay at home teaching my little hon. My mum thinks that it's more important to build my career and leave the teaching to the teachers in the school. Am I not a teacher too? I am certified to teach in Washington State, so I should be highly qualified to teach my little hon. Is building my own career and earning money more important than teaching and nurturing my little hon who is God-given? I believe that God gives me the skills to teach but not necessarily teaching other people's children. I really hope to homeschool my little hon if it's God's plan for me to do so. I started formal teaching my little hon 10 months ago when he showed interest in learning when he was about 15-16 months old. Within these 10 months, I have seen him grow tremendously, may it be the basic knowledge, art, music, life skills, and personality. My little hon learns so fast that he really amazes me every time. Sometimes I am really at lost what to teach him, and I feel guilty of not providing enough for him to learn more. Since my little hon already know his basic, seriously, if I continue to leave him in school, I believe he will lose interest in learning because whatever the teacher teaches are too easy for him, and on top of that I don't think daycare teachers will differentiate instructions based on the child's ability. Therefore, I have decided to spend quality one to one teaching with my little hon and continue to spur him on in learning.
I am proud that my little hon has achieved 99% of the learning goals that I set when I started teaching him. As I looked back how much my little hon has grown from a 15 months old who knew nothing to a 24 months old who know all his basic and so much more that a 2 year old would ever learn, I feel so proud of myself that through God's strength and guidance, it can be done! Yes, there is so much more in life that my little hon need to learn, and obviously it will take him forever to learn. So why in such an early age? Firstly, I believe in seizing the moments. When a child shows interest in learning, it is the best time to teach, and never reject a child who wants to learn about things in life. Secondly, I believe that the earlier my little hon learns about things, the more he will learn about other things, and much more. Knowledge is built, and expanded based on the child's exposure. Last but not least, I believe that Knowledge is Power, one can be robbed of treasures and gold, but no one will ever rob away my little hon's knowledge once he possesses it. I want my little hon to be a life long learner, and to me it's important to impart the skills of a lifelong learner, and instill the values of lifelong learning.
Within these two years, I have spent great time with my little hon, and I really want to thank God for him. Even though, some times my little hon drives me nuts, most of the time, he is such a lovely and comical boy. He is a sweet little boy who surprised me one night with "Are you o.k.? Mommy" when I was burying my head on a pile of notes, and many times, he shows his compassion by stroking my hair, looking at me saying "Mommy, so pretty". I am not sure if he meant Mommy is pretty or my hair is pretty, but it doesn't really matter because to my little hon, no matter how I have aged, I will forever his pretty Mommy. Every day without fail, my little hon will whisper to my ears, "I love you, Mommy" before he goes to bed. Some of my Christian friends told me that this is the best time to bond, and don't trade in for anything else because children grow up too fast. Seriously, I don't want to miss any moments with my little hon, and I know my little hon will grow up too fast too soon, and I will miss carrying him, and all the hugs and kisses if I let time goes by without spending quality time with him.
I would say that my little hon is a fast learner, and in terms of learning, he is a very patient boy. He loves to learn, and though academic knowledge is important, I still strongly think that good values and knowing about God will be the main focus in our next year's curriculum. Not only that I want my little hon to be outstanding in all that he does, I want him to learn to have God-like characters, values and personalities. I am not a perfect Mommy, and I am not a 100% godly woman, but I know what is best for my little hon, just like any other parents who want the best for their children. It has been a good 1 year 8 month updating my little hon's learning journey, and I hope to take a long break from blogging and focus 100% on my little hon, without spending time uploading videos and pictures and writing which are very time consuming. So for next year, I am planning to spend quality time with my little hon, and I believe 2010 will be a very fruitful year for both mother and son as we learn from each other with love, joy and laughter. I thank God for choosing my little hon to be my son, and me his Mommy. I will never trade my little hon for anything else in this world. I want to thank God also for my little hon's God-given intelligence, and I pray that he will grow up to be a smart man of God with great personality. I also pray that God will continue to provide me His strength and guidance to train my little hon in the way he should go(Proverbs 22:6), and bring him up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4). In Jesus name, I pray.
Thank you for visiting my blog, and it has been a great 1 year 8 months of my blogging journey. I wish everyone a blessed Christmas, and a Happy 2010!! So long, my friends!
Next year, I have great plans for myself and for my little hon. I will be taking my little hon out of daycare, and will be teaching him full swing with a tailored curriculum just for him. I am battling whether to get a job or stay at home to give him my full attention, and finally I have decided that I need to be spending more quality time with my little hon. Believe it or not, my mum gave me a good "scolding" for wanting to stay at home teaching my little hon. My mum thinks that it's more important to build my career and leave the teaching to the teachers in the school. Am I not a teacher too? I am certified to teach in Washington State, so I should be highly qualified to teach my little hon. Is building my own career and earning money more important than teaching and nurturing my little hon who is God-given? I believe that God gives me the skills to teach but not necessarily teaching other people's children. I really hope to homeschool my little hon if it's God's plan for me to do so. I started formal teaching my little hon 10 months ago when he showed interest in learning when he was about 15-16 months old. Within these 10 months, I have seen him grow tremendously, may it be the basic knowledge, art, music, life skills, and personality. My little hon learns so fast that he really amazes me every time. Sometimes I am really at lost what to teach him, and I feel guilty of not providing enough for him to learn more. Since my little hon already know his basic, seriously, if I continue to leave him in school, I believe he will lose interest in learning because whatever the teacher teaches are too easy for him, and on top of that I don't think daycare teachers will differentiate instructions based on the child's ability. Therefore, I have decided to spend quality one to one teaching with my little hon and continue to spur him on in learning.
I am proud that my little hon has achieved 99% of the learning goals that I set when I started teaching him. As I looked back how much my little hon has grown from a 15 months old who knew nothing to a 24 months old who know all his basic and so much more that a 2 year old would ever learn, I feel so proud of myself that through God's strength and guidance, it can be done! Yes, there is so much more in life that my little hon need to learn, and obviously it will take him forever to learn. So why in such an early age? Firstly, I believe in seizing the moments. When a child shows interest in learning, it is the best time to teach, and never reject a child who wants to learn about things in life. Secondly, I believe that the earlier my little hon learns about things, the more he will learn about other things, and much more. Knowledge is built, and expanded based on the child's exposure. Last but not least, I believe that Knowledge is Power, one can be robbed of treasures and gold, but no one will ever rob away my little hon's knowledge once he possesses it. I want my little hon to be a life long learner, and to me it's important to impart the skills of a lifelong learner, and instill the values of lifelong learning.
Within these two years, I have spent great time with my little hon, and I really want to thank God for him. Even though, some times my little hon drives me nuts, most of the time, he is such a lovely and comical boy. He is a sweet little boy who surprised me one night with "Are you o.k.? Mommy" when I was burying my head on a pile of notes, and many times, he shows his compassion by stroking my hair, looking at me saying "Mommy, so pretty". I am not sure if he meant Mommy is pretty or my hair is pretty, but it doesn't really matter because to my little hon, no matter how I have aged, I will forever his pretty Mommy. Every day without fail, my little hon will whisper to my ears, "I love you, Mommy" before he goes to bed. Some of my Christian friends told me that this is the best time to bond, and don't trade in for anything else because children grow up too fast. Seriously, I don't want to miss any moments with my little hon, and I know my little hon will grow up too fast too soon, and I will miss carrying him, and all the hugs and kisses if I let time goes by without spending quality time with him.
I would say that my little hon is a fast learner, and in terms of learning, he is a very patient boy. He loves to learn, and though academic knowledge is important, I still strongly think that good values and knowing about God will be the main focus in our next year's curriculum. Not only that I want my little hon to be outstanding in all that he does, I want him to learn to have God-like characters, values and personalities. I am not a perfect Mommy, and I am not a 100% godly woman, but I know what is best for my little hon, just like any other parents who want the best for their children. It has been a good 1 year 8 month updating my little hon's learning journey, and I hope to take a long break from blogging and focus 100% on my little hon, without spending time uploading videos and pictures and writing which are very time consuming. So for next year, I am planning to spend quality time with my little hon, and I believe 2010 will be a very fruitful year for both mother and son as we learn from each other with love, joy and laughter. I thank God for choosing my little hon to be my son, and me his Mommy. I will never trade my little hon for anything else in this world. I want to thank God also for my little hon's God-given intelligence, and I pray that he will grow up to be a smart man of God with great personality. I also pray that God will continue to provide me His strength and guidance to train my little hon in the way he should go(Proverbs 22:6), and bring him up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4). In Jesus name, I pray.
Thank you for visiting my blog, and it has been a great 1 year 8 months of my blogging journey. I wish everyone a blessed Christmas, and a Happy 2010!! So long, my friends!
