We've Come to a Decision
The fuss is over without much fussing as the time is up for a decision. We are not getting Sienna into the public kindergarten in September. And she is not doing trilingual thing. She will continue to be a little Montessori model student: smart yet diligent, fun-loving yet orderly. Here is a brief conversation between me and Daddy:
Me: "Let's not going into French. I haven't discovered the particular language talent in her yet."
Him: "Sure. Let her stick with English and Chinese."
Me: "What about the kindergarten and daycare? Does she need to get used to the loose public system before the grade school?"
Him: "Let's leave her at the preschool. Only a few hundred dollars in difference, right?"
Me: "The daycare is half the money."
Him: "Then leave her at the preschool. She is happy there."
Me: "If she keeps learning at the speed right now, she would be so bored if we get her into the public system later."
Him: "No, she won't be bored. I will make sure she learns a lot of other things on the side."
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This pretty much sums up our conversation if not any less. It's a typical decision making process in the househod. I go around and gather all the information available and feel out the pros and cons. In this case, I already decided in my mind that she should stay where she is but I was not determined. Daddy is the one who wants to make it quick and clear and not to be bothered any more. So I played the voice of my reluctant self having conversation with him speaking out as my other voice.
Me: "Let's not going into French. I haven't discovered the particular language talent in her yet."
Him: "Sure. Let her stick with English and Chinese."
Me: "What about the kindergarten and daycare? Does she need to get used to the loose public system before the grade school?"
Him: "Let's leave her at the preschool. Only a few hundred dollars in difference, right?"
Me: "The daycare is half the money."
Him: "Then leave her at the preschool. She is happy there."
Me: "If she keeps learning at the speed right now, she would be so bored if we get her into the public system later."
Him: "No, she won't be bored. I will make sure she learns a lot of other things on the side."
... ...
This pretty much sums up our conversation if not any less. It's a typical decision making process in the househod. I go around and gather all the information available and feel out the pros and cons. In this case, I already decided in my mind that she should stay where she is but I was not determined. Daddy is the one who wants to make it quick and clear and not to be bothered any more. So I played the voice of my reluctant self having conversation with him speaking out as my other voice.
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