“i just want to play”
sebastian begins primary one in a few months.
next week we head over to his primary school to meet his teacher and find out a few more pertinent details. but i admit to being concerned.
sebastian, my lovely, sweet, compassionate boy, wants to quit swimming and soccer, because it is too hard.
he stopped learning to ride a bike without stablisers because it was too hard.
he doesn’t want to read anymore because it is too hard.
yesterday at swimming when i was talking to him about how at primary one he was going to be learning more, he turned to me and said, "but mummy, i just want to play".
at five years old, do i have to tell my child that that dream is unreasonable? that his playing days are over? i am having tough times with this concept, to be honest with you. i know there is a balance, but i had to end yesterday’s conversation because i didn’t want to frighten him. it just seemed too sad to say it. at five.
but still, the learning curve is going to be pretty steep, and the school’s don’t have time for the kids who aren’t really picking up the concepts, especially those who aren’t interested in picking up the concepts.
sebastian.
