Today I re-negotiated my payment with my tuition kids' mom. She's a very nice lady and somehow she offered me more than what I priced. So Alhamdulillah for that.
Only that, I'm a bit sad that one of my children failed his maths exam- even at the final level... which means that it was bad. I feel it is my fault, even though I've tried my best to teach him. Children are very strange- when you focus more on one subject like English, they suffer in their other subjects although previously they had done well. But this year, I hope to push him further... this is his last year in elementary school and I do want him to at least pass all his subjects. I won't expect him to be a high achiever [as my parents did] and I won't push him beyond 10% of his limit because the truth is, every step in the educational system is just a stepping stone.
In the end, it will get you that diploma or degree. The children are average kids... and it will do them no good to tell them that they should attain 90 marks when they can only attain 70. Although these children aren't mine, I do treat them like my own and I do not want them to be like me.
Yes, it is nice to be in the top class all the time, earning top marks and all that but do you know how many malay/muslims get to the top class? Not many and when you are surrounded by non-muslims all the time, sometimes you tend to lose your way. Secondly, the stress that comes from being in the top class can be too much for a child. I found it very hard and tiring to cope and compete with my classmates daily.
Anyway, before I ramble off again, I just want to make a promise here that insyaallah, I will teach the children well and take care of them- spiritually, emotionally and mentally so that they can become better muslimin and muslimah in their quest for knowledge.
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