10 February 2012

Making A Name | 2012

Judy, my wife, had a chance to do some volunteer work in Jakjak's school. It is part of the plan in order to get in touch with the school and keep an eye on Jakjak as well. In this exercise, we found out how well the school actually knows its children. And it's surprisingly really good. Just about everyone knows Matthew (Jakjak's real name) from P1.


We were surprised to be honest. Of course, there is being famous and being infamous. At the moment, it seems that Jakjak is a mixture of both.


His homeroom teacher knows him. That is a given, considering he is probably the noisiest in his class (hopefully not). But aside from that, he has been commended for being good in English, after all, he has been speaking it like his native language. The vice principal also knows him. Apparently, he was usually found clinging on to a pole and defying going to class during the first few weeks. The principal also knows him, he had been especially mentioned for his detachment from Chinese class (which, thankfully, we have worked out partial exemption for Jakjak). And the other teachers too, especially when they saw Judy, who happens to be Jakak's major resemblance.



His first month in primary has been very rich in terms of experience. We heard about how he defended himself (and apparently others) from the naughty kids (he thinks he has super powers). Mum saw him being generous to his peers (too generous, really). And we have heard how sweet he is to teachers (this we already knew from the start, way back in pre-school). And the term has just begun. I'm pretty sure there are going to be more adventures, not just for Jakjak, but for those close to his heart as well.


(Dad 10/2/2012)


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