I've never done this to my kids, but some parents tell their kids "If you're bad, I will go away."
I knew my 10 year old has grown again when I told him before my night out, "If you're going to be so difficult, I will stay in and cancel." Watch me watch you the whole night.
Yeah, that pretty much got him behaved. I was able to go out. ;-)
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Summary: This is a School Review, based on our family's experience.
If you are looking for an excellent school in Quezon City for your elementary or high school children, Diliman Preparatory School along Commonwealth offers up-to-date competitive curriculum in Mathematics, Sciences and Reading. They also have excellent extra-curriculum activities that will help give your children a holistic education.
Last week, at my son's academic achievement awarding ceremony (he got the no.1 honor in class again, yay! Good job, son!), the CEO of the school talked to the parents about the achievements of the school for the year, and the changes for next year.
To be quick about it, this year, Diliman Preparatory School:
- started with the Singaporean Math curriculum
- used the very new Learning by Design Reading program (it's a research-based and assessment-based reading curriculum)
- I noticed they introduced Robotics this year
- There are more changes I approve of but I won't list them down.
- Many physical changes that make the school better as well
And for next year:
Diliman Preparatory School will have a more active sciences thrust.
- They'll have their own Planetarium (!!! I like.)
- Marine Biology, Astronomy and Climate Change for their subjects
- have a Robotics Club and Debate Club
and I didn't know they received a "School of the Year" award, I just didn't get the details.
The tangible results are fine and I'm happy about it. But if there is anything I appreciate the most from this school, it's the philosophies of school officials (I've heard it from different individuals from the staff on different occassions) about "raising" and honing the kids.
For one, they want the students to be critical-thinkers and problem solvers. Excellent, just like what I want my kids to be as well. It's consistent with the goals of what I'm doing here at home. Once, one of the speakers-staff also gave a speech for the kids about being entrepreneurial. It might sound scandalous for the other parents, but for me, I totally approve.
Another, they involve the kids not just by letting them sit in the class and listen to teacher discussions, but there are a lot of more-than-fluff activities for the children that help them learn stuff you don't usually in school. For example, they also learn about cosplay, they have halloween, etc. These are stuff we offer at home, but some kids do not experience this with their parents, so it's nice that everybody gets exposed somehow.
And, now that I think about it, I noticed that the homeroom teachers of my boys noticeably monitor them. They know details and share it during conferences, and I truly appreciate that.
I remember when one of my sons used to be high-strung and hyperactive in 3rd grade. If you were a teacher, you wouldn't like him. hehe. I went to his school to watch him for a program and went up to his classroom. The kids were waiting for their turn to perform and were in their costumes. I watched my son from outside, he didn't know I was there. The teacher doesn't know me, either. It was my mother-in-law who always went to his school then. My son was spinning round the room like a mini-hurricane in his costume. I remember how his teacher called to him, and when he approached, I thought he was going to be reprimanded. Instead, she tenderly straightened out his costume, even if he was being extra naughty more than the class mates.
My post has been ultra-long, but I can't help it. I have a lot of good things to share about this school.
If you are looking at schools that will help your child grow, please look up Diliman Preparatory School along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. If you want to inquire about viewing or applications, the trunkline is Tel. 931-0731.
PS. I forgot to mention, in Diliman Preparatory School, parents are always welcome to watch help out in any activity. I always gate crash to watch activities, even if parents are not invited (heehee). Some of the parents do too. Of course, we let the kids do their thing but I like that parents are welcome.
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I don't need rocket science to explain my vote. I'm going simplistic.
I want a level-headed, financially-creative, "regular folk-sy" president this time.
When your family is short of money, what do you do? You find ways to make money. If you're a level-headed mom, you don't go out and ask loans from everybody. You sell stuff, you render services for payment. If you have some spare money, you invest. For those in the PH, do you have any memory of your parents doing something else to earn extra income? I think a lot of us saw our parents do something to add to the family income.
Well people, if the Philippines is a country, we are a poor family. The president is like the parent who has to find ways to generate income.
I don't like that this country-family keeps on going to the neighbors to borrow money. My god.
If a family needs to use credit, fine. As long as the budget allows repayment, why not? PLUS if you're borrowing to generate income, the better. But if you're borrowing and you don't know where the payment will be coming from, you're family's in trouble.
That's what this country-family has been doing for so long. Living waaaay beyond one's means with loans loans loans. And you have foreign-educated, "ultra-smart." "financially savvy kuno" academics that decide all this shit.
I want the next president to be someone who sees ways to make money that us regular folk do not see. These special people see new, legitimate ways to produce money. Some ways are so new it's not declared legal but NOT DECLARED ILLEGAL either. This is why they make the big bucks. Special people like these have the brains and drive to grow money.
We need to grow legitimate money for our family. So, that's that.
Other reasons why I'm voting for a certain guy besides the money-genius and drive. He is a regular guy who likes hanging out with his family.
Oh yeah, he has his 1 controversy. But listen carefully to the arguments of those complaining. Promise, ang labo. The reasons are not reasons, just grandstanding.
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Broadly speaking, Leon grew up with me as the central parent figure. After growing up with his gran for the first 3 years, the following years after that (when he, his bro and I moved out to be ehem... independent) it was all me... and a whole village.
My bestfriend couldn't believe he was turning ten. "10 years old! But he's only 3!" And she fondly remembered how I would bring Leon to the office everyday and everybody else pitched in to take care of him. (I worked at women's non-govt org so everybody understood how it was to be alone and raise kids.)
Since we lived near the office, the office would pick us up if we had an out-of-town planning session, and we would be be there early in the morning, waiting. Leon was in his jammies, his arms around me like a koala bear; and me huffing and puffing to carry him. My friend remembers that out-of-town trip clearly. The boss laid out a mattress for then 3 yr-old leon, and he was sprawled there all day at our planning session, playing with quietly with action figures and coloring to his heart's content.
People used to call him "Pepe" then. A twist on the word "pipi" meaning dumb. The kid never talked to anyone, except to me.
Yeah, and he can't shut up now. The other week or 2, he announced he was done brushing his teeth by exclaiming "Spirit reaction confirmed!" with some arm movements. I winced in the background, wondering where all his dialogue came from.
When I had meetings out of the office, whoever was there would alternate inviting him to eat lunch since usually I had his meal prepared. But when there were surprise meetings and I had to leave unprepared, my co-workers would buy him lunch, and I would just repay them when I got back.
Or one time, he was already in kindergarten, I suddenly had a meeting, and my bestfriend picked him up from school and brought him to the office.
Such was life then.
Fast forward a few years later... I guess everybody's efforts were not worthless. This kid is a happy one, always makes friends everywhere we go (i guess the kids like him back), covertly manipulative and you don't notice because all you know is he is an ever-smiling boy. Smarts-wise, he's okay in the classroom, but much better in other brain activities like chess or strategizing or even -gasp!- googling for stuff. (yeah, that takes more brains than you'd admit.)
Yup, he seems okay. So far...
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