Summer courses

Another thing that disturbed me from mommies meeting on last Friday is - they strongly suggested me to send Amelie to a learning centre for taking summer courses, cos one of the girl who is only 4 years old, and she can count the numbers up to a thousand!  Wow, that really surprise me, cos Amelie is still struggling on #1-9.  So I went to the learning centre with them after coffee.  It's a learning centre that offer courses for children such as drawing, craft, piano......, and what they said to learn Math. (they have a special name of it, but I have no idea what it is, cos I don't really understand simplified Chinese).  Anyway, I'm kind of confused of the math course, really no idea what it is, but other mommies said "it's good, it's good....".  I think Amelie will be more interested in drawing, but she's so small, I'm afraid if she learns the "rules" of painting so soon, will restrict her creativity, but of course, other mommies and the teacher said NONONO, children can draw more prettier.......

Well, I came home, and SKYPE my E and told him about the courses, my E objected to send Amelie there (although, only a few students there, some of them can be one by one with the teacher).  He thinks she's too young, no need to push her so soon.  So I asked Amelie if she wants to go to that school to learn numbers (I really don't know what the course is ), she said NO; to learn drawing?  She thought for a minute, and said, "No, I just want to draw at home"; OK. end of story.

I watched the HK TV some weeks ago, saying HK parents send their children to take lessons during summer, some of them even up to 8 courses in one summer - English, piano, violin, ballet, swimming.......horrible!  I wonder if the children are happy?????

I let Amelie to learn violin, cos she asked for it for a long time.  I want to give her some freedom to choose, cos I think she has at least 15-20 years in the future to spend time in school, learning and studying! So I want her to be a happy girl for at least in these few years!