家长会归来

虽然要回中国了，妈妈还是签了家长会。今天早上9点半跟Laura老师聊了半个小时。Laura是Aiden升了中班以后的Lead Teacher。

Overview

Laura老师认为“Aiden is so amazing. He is probably the brightest, most smart kid I have seen in recent years. He learns English so fast. His English is even better than most English speaking kids. He has a huge vocabulary, larger than most English speaking kids. He describes things very clearly and in a logical way.”

“Aiden is interested in almost everything. He loves trains, birds, playing sands, drawing pictures, play-dohs, ..., almost everything. He just loves the whole world. He enjoys the world so much. He likes to laugh, to smile and to play silly. He has a very good sense of humor. We enjoyed having him so much."

这个评价蛮高了。妈妈问Laura，Aiden还有什么地方做得不够，可以improve的。Laura老师继续说：“He is absolutely an amazing kids. He is just so smart, so bright and so accurate.” 好吧，看起来Laura是个什么都好的老师，全是positive的评价。妈妈接着聊了一些具体问题。

Questions & Answers

Mom: I found that Aiden is very persistent on things. Some time, less patient. Do you think we should help him to be more flexible?

Laura: I think it is just the personality. Some kids are just like that. Aiden is definitely a sure kid and he knows clearly what he wants. It is a good thing. But if you want, you can talk to him more about things like patience, taking turns, etc.

Mom: When Aiden is getting excited, he some times forgot about watch out the environment. For example, he fell down the stairs the other day.

Laura: Aiden is actually better than average kids. He is cautious than average kids. He talked about falling down the stairs at school too. He definitely learned from his experience. I think he is fine. He is just lack of experience with stairs. It is very hard for kids at this age to watch out everything in the environment.

Mom: Yeah. Sometimes, I don't want to watch him too closely, so he loses the chance to explore the world. But on the other hand, I don't want him to get hurt. It is a hard balance.

Laura: I understand that. You can give him reminds when he is at a new place. After he is familiar with the environment, you can let him go. BTW, do you think Aiden is a risk taking person?

Mom: Actually, I don't. I don't think he is aggressive with taking risking things. As a boy, I don't want him to be too cautious some time. But again, I want him safe at the same time.

Laura: I agree. It is a balance. Actually, Aiden is a very accurate kid. He always noticed things while other kids didn't.

Mom: One more thing, I understand talkative is a good thing. But when will it stop?

Laura: It must be hard with your ears full of that. Maybe it is just personality. Maybe it is just his way of learning things. Aiden is very very curious. He always asks questions at school. He learns things so fast. （然后Laura讲了一下学校的unstructure learning of math and other things。）

Mom: So, when does the structure learning come?

Laura: Some school choose to do it now, from 3-4 years old. But officially, it is till Kindergarten. This school focus on their social skills. Because we feel that people must first feel good about themselves. The social skills are those they can carry with them life long. They will benefit it the whole life. Academic can always come when you want.

最后这点妈妈还是很赞同的。好吧，既然在这个pure play-based的地方Aiden也照样学了很多东西，妈妈也就不要要求啥了。

About Moving --

Laura老师最后提到，Aiden最近这一周（昨天开始），有点烦躁，可能是跟要搬家有关。Aiden昨天跟老师说：“After this Friday, it will be Saturday. I am flying to China on that day. Then, we will arrive on Sunday. Daddy will be there. We will live with Daddy in China.” Aiden还跟老师说：“Mommy packed everything, including my toys”。这种动荡的生活对娃还是真的很挑战。爸爸妈妈最近要对Aiden好一点，这么小点娃，一个月搬3次家，对他还是真难了。

还有一个插曲，今天妈妈跟Laura老师一起走的时候，Aiden突然冲出来抱着妈妈的腿大哭，不知道是不是以为Laura老师要告他状了。以前小班的时候跟Jan老师聊天之后，回家爸爸妈妈总是忍不住提醒Aiden一些事情。这个可能给Aiden留下一些担心。以后要注意这个问题了。

总结一下，基本跟上次基调一样，就是Aiden很聪明，很聪明，还是很聪明。 —— 其实这个妈妈也知道，不过跟老师聊聊还是学到不少知识。