as i've mentioned before, the search for big school for raya continues. and so we had her assessed in one of the schools in our list. actually, school #2 is supposed to be at the bottom of our list because of its location. it's a bit far from us. but a lot of friends have been recommending it. even our aunt, a school principal, suggested that school and that alone had put school #2 at the top.
and so me and raya went to check the place and have a feel of it. to see how raya would react to the place. we even practiced some question and answer just to prepare her in case the teacher would ask her name, age, etc. i was even ready to ask some questions to the administrator. but i didn't know she would be assessed right away. again, raya got shy. at least this time, she didn't clung to me. she just didn't look at the teacher and didn't answer. and so i was asked to leave the room :( so it was between the administrator and raya. after 15 minutes, i was called back. raya was ok. she was asked to draw, write her name, identify letters and numbers and was asked to cut the paper. teacher fe said she is ok. they have an available slot for the 11am-2pm class. i was like, "huh? thats it?! she's accepted na? ang bilis!"
i learned a few things from teacher fe, the school administrator. she stresses that they are strict in implementing values and asked if that's ok with me. she noticed also raya's lack of confidence in answering questions because most of the time, raya ends her answering with a high note. that can be improved through practicing. also to remind her that making mistakes is ok because "we are not perfect but only God is". i was a bit guilty about this. i might be too hard on raya that i might forget to say that making mistakes is no sin. oops! sorry. she suggest that raya should go in a progressive school and that she would be "just like any other kid" in a traditional school. she also noticed that raya could be ambidextrous. that was a surpriise for me. she asked me to just let her use whatever hand she is comfortable with. also, i was somehow reprimanded by teacher fe saying that being shy is not an excuse for raya not to answer when being talked to. she should answer and look at the person. oops again!
this was totally different experience from the first one. in the first trial, the teacher sweetly treated raya. with this second school, it was business-like treatment. you can see the strictness, the authoritativeness of a 50 year old teacher. tuition is a bit high. location not that far as i had expected. and they offer school bus service too. school is not too big and not too small. building is old but maintained.
maybe this is is the school for raya. maybe not. we do not know. as of this moment, the teacher is just waiting for us to make our non-refundable reservation fee. we are just not sure if we should continue with the search or stop. we don't have a basis for comparison since technically, raya haven't been accepted yet at the first shool. i read somewhere that the choice of school shouldn't just be based on recommendations. it depends on the need of the child too. as well as the mission-vision, the platform, etc. but i did my research already. i also asked raya. the thing is, she doesn't want to leave her current school. hehe.
i know for a fact that i should come up with a decision soon. it should be this weekend. husband, pls help me!! =)
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