Zaria has started Std 1, and attended 3 days of school last week. Is she enjoying school? I don’t think so. <\/p>\n
As I was getting them to bed just now (Sunday night), we had this conversation. Lucky for me, Zara can help to reason with Zaria most of the time.<\/p>\n
Zaria : I don’t like Chen Lao-she (Chinese : Teacher Chen).<\/span> (after a while) …………..<\/p>\n After her school orientation, she told me this, “I’m still Chinese deaf you know, because I don’t know what the teacher is saying “<\/span><\/p>\n 2nd day of of school she refused to get dressed, telling us, “Why do I need to go to school when all I get to do is SIT??!!”<\/span><\/p>\n It’s going to be a long 2013.<\/p>\n
\nMe : It’s school Zaria. I can’t change the teachers in school. For your swimming class or music class, I can change. But I cannot change your teachers in school.<\/span>
\nZaria : But I don’t like her.<\/span>
\nMe : Give her a chance.<\/span>
\nZaria : What? I’d given her 3 chances wut.<\/span> (i.e. 3 days of school)
\nMe : If you really don’t like her, maybe you should talk to the headmaster.<\/span>
\nZaria : I don’t know how to speak in Chinese.<\/span>
\nMe : The headmaster understand English.<\/span>
\nZaria : ….<\/span><\/p>\n
\nZaria : I don\u2019t want to go to school. Why do I need to go to school.<\/span>
\nZara : The spam (Zaria has a protruding forehead and we said it’s her spam) on your head is filled with ideas and thoughts.<\/span>
\nMe : And knowledge<\/span>
\nZara : If you don\u2019t go to school, your SPAM will be empty. <\/span>
\nZaria : Then why should I go to Chinese school? You should send me to English school<\/span>
\nZara : Mummy cannot afford it.<\/span>
\nZaria : Then work work work work work.<\/span>
\nMe : You will go and work?<\/span>
\nZaria : No.. you.<\/span>
\nZara : If mummy worked like this, she won\u2019t have time to play with you. Or bring you to the park. No one will read to you at night.<\/span>
\nZaria : Then daddy bring me..<\/span>
\nZara : Daddy too have to work and work to send you to English school.<\/span>
\nZaria : Then Auntie Minerva plays with me.<\/span>
\nZara : Auntie Minerva will be too busy cooking.<\/span>
\nZaria : Then you don\u2019t send me to school<\/span>
\nZara : Let me tell you something. (getting serious) You know, the government wants everybody to go to school. If you don\u2019t go to school you know what will happen?<\/span>
\nZaria : What?<\/span>
\nZara : Mummy and Daddy will go to jail. So, do you want your parents to get locked up in jail, or do you want to go to school?<\/span>
\nZaria : I thought I\u2019ll go to jail.<\/span>
\nZara : No.. You parents. Not you.<\/span>
\nZaria : Then.. ask the lawyer to help.<\/span> o.O” (thanks to Kidzania<\/a>, she vaguely knows what a lawyer is)
\nMe : Ask the lawyer to help with what?<\/span>
\nZaria : Ask the lawyer to protect us.<\/span>
\nMe : *laugh*I don’t think the lawyer can help us.<\/span>
\nZaria : Is the lawyer more powerful or the government?<\/span>
\nMe : The government.<\/span>
\nZaria : *frustrated* Why is the government so bossy?<\/span><\/p>\n