\nZara : I don’t think I have ting xie tomorrow. But what happens if<\/strong> I have?<\/span>
\nMe : Did you check your gong ke biao (\u529f\u8bfe\u8868\/homework list).<\/span>
\nZara : But what happens if<\/strong> I copied wrongly?<\/span>
\nMe : Did your teacher say there’s ting xie tomorrow?<\/span>
\nZara : No, he didn’t. But what happens if<\/strong> I heard wrongly? Then I get everything wrong? I’ll get smacked.<\/span>
\nMe : If it’s not in your gong ke biao (\u529f\u8bfe\u8868\/homework list), and you didn’t hear your teacher say there’s ting xie, then there is no ting xie! OK!<\/span>
\nZara : But….. <\/span>
\nMe : Zara, please…..next time double check your gong ke biao, and if your teacher says tingxie or something, write it down somewhere so you’ll remember.<\/span>
\nStarted shedding tears, kept very quiet, looked worried. o.O”<\/p>\n
Over school homework 1. Over school homework 2. ……..<\/p>\n I was expecting the next question, What happens if<\/strong> they are not home?”<\/span> o.O” ……..<\/p>\n And no, her teacher is not really unreasonable. I’m not aware she’s been scolded or beaten for any homework related thing. So far, she’s been caned (she said lightly) on the palm because her nails were not clipped according to the teacher’s standard (not all the way to the skin), and Daddy has already gone to the school to tell the teacher to exercise more care in his punishment, teacher apologised and told Daddy he will.<\/p>\n ……..<\/p>\n Tell me, if your kid is like that and how you handle it?<\/p>\n
\nZara : Can you read the instruction and tell me if I need to colour the picture<\/span>
\nMe : *read* No, it just asks you to write the sentence that’s all.<\/span>
\nStarted shedding tears, kept very quiet, looked worried.
\nMe : *impatient* What is it now?<\/span>
\nZara : What happens if<\/strong> I need to colour?<\/span>
\nMe : The instruction didn’t ask you to colour!<\/span>
\nZara : What happens if<\/strong> I my teacher asked me to colour? Can you call him and ask?<\/span> o.O”
\nMe : We only call teacher for important thing. This is not important.<\/span>
\nDaddy : If you think you need to colour then colour.<\/span>
\nZara : What happens if<\/strong> I colour and my teacher didn’t want me to colour, then he scold me?<\/span>
\nDaddy : If the instruction said no need to colour, and you went and colour, it’s doing extra work. Teacher won’t scold you for doing extra work.<\/span>
\nLooked exceptionally troubled, then relieved.
\nZara : I think I’ll colour lightly, if teacher didn’t want us to colour, I’ll just rub of the colour when I’m in school.<\/span>
\n(Whatever!)<\/p>\n![\"Zara's](\"http:\/\/mytwogirls.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0484.jpg\")
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\nZara : I need a photo from our holiday.<\/span>
\nMe : Do you really need one?<\/span> *read the instructions* Instructions says you either stick a photo, or draw a picture of you on holiday.We don’t have a photo printed, so you just draw.<\/span>
\nZara : What happens if <\/strong>my drawing doesn’t look real? Then teacher will beat me.<\/span>
\nMe : You are only 7 yrs old, your teacher cannot expect you to draw something that look real.<\/span>
\nDaddy : Ya, your teacher wont’ expect you to draw like Picasso or Van Gogh.<\/span>
\nOk, that settles it. She started drawing herself climbing a tree which she did during the March holidays. After finished drawing and colouring, she looked worried.
\nZara : What happens if<\/strong> my teacher asked me where are my parents?<\/span>
\no.O” OMG!
\nMe : *patiently* Just tell him, we are watching you from afar, so we are not in the picture<\/span>
\nZara : What happens if<\/strong> he said, “\u4f60\u7684\u7238\u7238\u5988\u5988\u5728\u90a3\u91cc\uff1f\u505a\u4ec0\u4e48\u6ca1\u6709\u5728\u56fe\u753b\u91cc\uff1f”(where are your parents, why are they not in the picture) and scold me.<\/span>
\nMe : *impatiently* Zara, your teacher is not unreasonable. Just tell him what I told you. Your parents are watching you. If you are so worried, then just draw 2 shadows of us watching you.<\/span>
\nZara : What happens if<\/strong> cannot, every body must show their faces?<\/span>
\nStarted shedding tears, kept very quiet, looked worried. o.O”
\nMe : *very impatiently* Zara, it’s not the end of the world. Your teacher doesn’t beat you or scold you for no reason ok? You won’t get scolding or beating for things like that. Please. Little thing you worry, little thing you worry. If you worried so much, next time just copy down all the instructions the teacher gives, then you won’t miss it.<\/span>
\nDaddy : Next time, just take your friends’ phone number. Better still, take 2 friends. Then if you are not sure, just call them and ask.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nBut phew… luckily she didn’t start..<\/p>\n