I put up a white board in our beside my daughter's study table months ago. I play teacher most of the time to my daughter. I couldn't afford a tutor, that's why. I make my daughter's education my responsibility. She is not excelling in any of her subjects unlike other kids but I'm still happy with her progress.
I kind of blame myself when there is something she don't know that she ought to know. However, it doesn't show because I resort to scolding her during study period at home. And I always regret it.
I should always keep in mind that our home is her refuge since school is hard enough as it is. It's unbelievable what they're teaching 5-year old these days. I'm actually scared for my kid.
The white board was supposed to be an aid to my after-school reinforcement plans. However, my markers dry up not because of all the studying that we do but because of the drawings she always makes every single day.
A couple of days ago, instead of seeing stick people and animals on the board, I saw words of how she feels about her family. The upper most photo shows how she misspelled the word "LOVE". It didn't matter because she knew the very essence of the word. She knew that we have a lot of that here at home.
I came home today to find the photo below it. She correctly spelled the word "LOVE" this time.
In our home, we say "I love you" a lot of times. And I hope, the meaning of these words will grow with her, give her strength and courage in this lifetime and the next.
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