I’ve had my share of orientations in school since Busy Boy first enrolled in 2007. There was the mandatory New Parents’ Orientation, the Kinder 1 Orientation, Kinder 2 Orientation and Grade 1 Orientation. We also have the yearly EPA (our version of the PTA) Elections and for Grade 2, an orientation for the First Holy communicants.
This year, we were requested to attend the Orientation for Parents of the Advanced Classes. Its our second year in the advanced section so I had nothing new to know (and I read the Handbook). But I had a responsibility to do and with Daddy unavailable, I requested Auntie to join me.
What I thought was a yawning session turned out to be a heated discussion on the launch of the use of an Ebook for our boys. This took up most of our time and we ended after 2 hours. I just hope that LS will be able to iron out the kinks and make sure that the implementation is right. Or else, feel the wrath of a lot of parents.
But going back… I was surprised to find a lot of parents in attendance. Mostly moms and a few couples, but nonetheless, we were a lot. Being in the Advanced class is a challenge for the boys since they have to study harder and compete with the best among your batch. I couldn’t agree more with a co-parent that we are the most supportive group of parents as our schedules would have to revolve around our son’s schoolwork. True!!! That we have to be the cheerleader, tutor and assistant all rolled into one.
Sharing experiences with the other parents gave me a nice feeling that I’m not alone in this journey. Its hard and sometimes, I wish Busy Boy wasn’t in this class but I also wouldn’t have it any other way :)
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