mother, the no. 1 teacher

the role of a mother as children's first teacher is so apt. thanks to mother's instinct. like how my mother is my first teacher, i wanna emulate her in my children's life...


i remember how i learnt to write... so i bought some exercise books for both my preschoolers... i couldn't find time to sit with them and teach them though the intention was there. one day, i heard my daughter complaining that she was scolded by her teacher because she didn't know how to write numbers....


i was puzzled... shouldn't be the case! oh now i remember... reverse writing is an issue to her... i was quite upset with her teacher. what kind of early child education is she trained in? God, i only have three children and i think i am quite alert and observant. when i observe some changes in them or something new about them, i google so that i understand the issue. a teacher should have enough experience to understand that a child will have coordination problem until she/he is at least 7 to 8 years old. it takes practice to finally perfect their coordination.

i decided will be their teacher at home anyway. my children are very positive about it. they look forward to it. our session is after dinner. i always take a que from my girl... when she says it is enough, we end the session. the outcome had been quite positive and mummy is very happy being the teacher.