Mar 11 2010

My teacher told.

Published by DDmom at 1:33 am under Conversations, Ddidi, Parenting

My mam told.. My teacher told..

I am forced to hear this statement every so often in various tones, context and decibel levels that it has now become synonymous with noise. D considers her mother, that is me :) , the best in the whole world, just like any other kid. But when it comes to learning, her teacher takes the sweet spot. I am not complaining, but there are times I want to strangle her to accept that I, your mother, knows too!!! At times, she has even asked me to “ask some teacher in google” when not convinced with my explanation, but that is fodder for another post.

 

This conversation with D yesterday reached new heights!

 

D: Mumma, I would be very happy if you come to my school as a teacher.
Me: Huh? Ok.. But I am a Computer Engineer. And I am not sure if I will like teaching more than computer related work.
D: You are becoming smart by being a computer engineer?
Me: hmm.. I guess so.
D: After you work as a computer engineer for million years and become smart, then only you can become a teacher?
Me: HUH??????????

Any aspiring teachers out there? This is enough motivation??

 

At home turf, we are trying supplement schooling. About an hour everyday(ok.. most days. Ok Ok.. < 10 days in the past month) is set aside for exploration/creation/innovation/discovery. The girls love it. Few days back D had asked why we have started doing this? Maybe because I start drumming "fun time.. fun time.. join in or you'll miss it.. ". As a matter of fact, I told her to think of this as a kind of school, idea is to have fun, do something together as a family, create and explore.

Don't know what the 5 year old had been thinking all night, maybe the above conversation flashed in and she considers me a "teacher" and "smart" now. Instead of the typical "My teacher told.." I got to hear "You also know because you are now a teacher"..

Good progress, totally worth an hour a day! What say?

 

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9 Responses to “My teacher told.”

  1. # starry eyedon 11 Mar 2010 at 3:06 am

    Hah! Join the club. I’m fed up of Ma’am said” for everything, but then I have tricks up my sleeve too…I ‘call’ Ma’am to confirm, refute and clarify…luckily the 4 year old falls for it…doesn’t work for 8 year olds obviously!

    Kudos on the fun-hour!

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  2. # utbtkidson 11 Mar 2010 at 10:59 am

    Ha, ha, ha, ha….

    Ok, it worked for me. I became smart enough to become a teacher after being a computer engineer for three years :) ))

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  3. # yaadayaadaon 11 Mar 2010 at 11:05 am

    I was gonna say, this post is going to make UTBT very happy. And she beat me to it!

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  4. # swation 12 Mar 2010 at 12:45 am

    Awesome ..its a honour for all the teachers ..would tell my dad …who has been a prof for life :)

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  5. # mniammaon 12 Mar 2010 at 6:51 am

    :D Million years of computer engineering to become a teacher – you have a long way to go DDMOm!

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  6. # 2Bs mommyon 13 Mar 2010 at 4:31 am

    Computer Engineer to Teacher in 10 days..not bad at all :D specially when D thought it takes about a million years to achieve it !

    Loved the conversation !

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  7. # Swaramon 17 Mar 2010 at 7:43 am

    Ha ha … the teachers will be a happy lot :)

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  8. # Monikaon 19 Mar 2010 at 6:05 am

    my mom would be delighted to read this :) who has been pushing me all my life to become a teacher ;-)

    and “ask some teacher in google” ROFL we want to hear more

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  9. # choxboxon 26 Mar 2010 at 2:16 pm

    LOL!

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