Parent - teacher conference

This whole week is the annual parent-teacher conference at Kai's school. During this conference, the class teacher will meet the parents of each child individually and discuss about the progress of the child.

I finally got to meet Kai's class teacher, face to face, one to one. The exact words coming out from her mouth, "Kai is highly intelligent!"

As a mum, I have every reason to be proud of him. I am not your typical Asian parent who often shy away from the praises of their kids with "no lah, no lah..." I accept it and I am very happy for my son. Eight years ago, hubby and I, collectively, made the decision to live on a single-income so that our kids could have the best attention and care. Not the 'perfect' but the 'best'. Looking at how Kai has progressed, we know the decision was right although it was laden with alot of challenges along the way... and still is.

However, the teacher has a problem, Kai is often restless and we both know the reason, he is not challenged enough. It is important that we arrest this problem early. He needs to move a level higher...continuing his education in US is a great choice. Some of the Ivy League Universities are here. If he can pursue his education here, it will be good but that means we have to be here for a good number of years...Will the education back home benefit someone like my son? Is the family going to give up everything for Kai to be the best he was created to be? God... help us!