JL is officially a Preppie!!!!

JL was excited... Who wouldn't??? She's been complaining that the holiday was too long. And she looked forward to her first day of school.

So finally Friday was here... 4th of Feb 2011 was JL's first day of school. She's in Prep. She goes to public school. Her parents can't afford private school, so she has to go to public school. I'm determined that even though she goes to public school, she will be just as smart as those students whose parents pay a fortune and go to private school. The number of criticisms and being looked down and advices from others that I got for sending her to public school is enormous. Basically almost everyone that I talked to told me that I really shouldn't send her to public school. Well... those ppl are not willing to contribute to JL's school fees. so SHUT UP, ppl!!!! If the private school will take JL in with whatever I can pay as their school fees, I would've sent her there. But too bad, they are not willing to take just $215 per year for school fees. And you ppl who only can suggest of sending her to private school are not willing to contribute either. so????? work that out! either she goes to public school or she's home schooling and I'm not prepared to home-school her.

I'm not a competitive parent when it comes to academic achievement. But now thanks to you all, I'm determined to show you that she'll do just as well as your kids. But having said that, I still will NOT do what my mum did to me. Mum was so competitive that my childhood was ruined (though to her, that's an achievement, nothing is ruined). JL deserves a childhood. I'll encourage and guide her but won't stress her out. She can learn at her own pace.