3/29/2004

My Little Goofy, with his Favourite Character


2004 April: Cameron with his favourite character GOOFY at Mickey's 75th Birthday Party in SIngapore.

Cameron's teacher wanted to meet with me. She had some concerns. Uh, oh.
Then when I meet with her she tells me what last year's teacher said when I talked to her: he's a great kid in class, pays attention, and is very sweet and obedient. Still, why does he score 10/40 in both English and Math last week?
His Chinese was about the same.

She wondered if perhaps its because of big brother Tyler doing so well in school, or???? She wanted to know how things were at home with him. His sense of support or self-esteem. She didn't know that I'd asked to speak with the remedial teacher last year and spoke with the school's consulting psychologist and had Karen living with us last month for 9 days observing him (all of us)....

We talked for awhile and in the end felt like perhaps it comes down to his being a kinesthetic learner, younger than most of his classmates, and not paying attention well to reading the questions on the test. I told her about his thinking his teachers are little godesses and she ought to take advantage of that in encouraging him to write neatly etc. He really wants to please her! She sounded confident that he has a great support system at home and I got the confidence that she really cared about him and would do what she could to help him in class.


April 2003 What happens when Cameron is sent to time-out and discovers that baby powder makes good white-face.

3/23/2004

It's Such a Hardship When Your Staff Meetings Have to Be on a Tropical Island...


Asia Coaches - CRM Asia Conference...not bad eh?

Just Back from Batam this afternoon. We had 2 queen beds (no sleeping on the floor) and the boys had A BLAST!!! A week of outdoor adventures, swimming and scouting around for little boys while parents had meetings! This all with other little boys who they get to see at least once a year the past number of years. Cameron and Tyler are very independent in this place with these people - off on their own before we're ready to join them for breakfast, etc..Cameron said one day, "Mom, I'm sorry I'm ignoring you so much, but I get to see you all the time. These guys here I only see once a year...I hope you understand...I still love you..." What a charmer.

It's a Very relaxed beautiful tropical atmosphere where we have some fun and learning and lots of good food.

This week Mike and Katie Crow brought their SWEET older boys along - in late teens, early 20's and those big boys were 4 years apart - I kept looking at them and thinking what Tyler and Cameron will be like in another 10 years....


KC loves JC: How can I be anything but happy with such a great guy?