When my mother has finally decided to take that Plum posting as a divisional
Head, I knew I was in trouble. Its office hours stretched well beyond my
school hours. And anyway, I was privy to many discussions my parents
about "Honey, what to do with children? Well, finally they hit
Gold - an educational after school program. Who will be just grand? Children
are learning new things while parents are happily strike green tickets!
And so, we went directly to another class after our school. The brochure
said that they would be ' using fun activities and educational innovative
methods to fill the gaps in the understanding of your child '. I suppose that they
meant that the teacher could write the homework and we were to copy
He that is at least that was the case most of the time. Of course, we do
tell our parents. How to help? They have simply: get smart and we move to a class that could make us truly resolve our duties.
I hated the classes. Especially, I bored to die or fall asleep.
After hours both at school who did not want to spend the whole afternoon
with the same books? But, as a child, there was little choice in these
issues. Especially when his parents were skillfully tell one that
MOM salary will help learn us from this new TV or video game.
Lose some, win!
Then, one day, my sister decided to rock the boat proverbial. She decided
It was sufficient to study and refused to go to school after program.
This is where my parents began to feel something stale. Shortly after,.
they put us in a better program (o, Yes, another education). This
was larger, brighter and a more fun way. We had a few interesting games,
and a computer too. Each of us had the opportunity to do something on the PC.
(this, when the PC began to make their presence felt). We
managed to blaze through our duties, which most should be
made by us. Then it was time to have fun. We had a bit of
everything. Acting classes, speeches, games, and paint naturally. Those
hours that we spent splashing color pages and the laughter of silly jokes were
really the highlight of an otherwise dull day. Ironically, I started to
forward my after school program.
Now, both years after, when I need to take a job on the rise and leave my
own child alone till I get back, I know how important these after school
programs have become. Talk about history repeating itself! I hope just I
make a good and, Yes, it will be educational too.
