Confidence
Yesterday mama asked one of my teachers how I was doing in K1. My teacher told her that I was ahead of my peers in terms of my reading and writing abilities, but I knew that already!
Then mama asked my teacher what I could improve on and she replied that I could work on my confidence. What?
My teacher said that I would read the instructions in a book or a worksheet and start following them. But I would stop what I was doing and seek confirmation. Hey, I am just trying to get verbal confirmation of what I have already read. What is wrong with that?
OK, I admit that I play on the safe side. I don’t like being wrong because I sometimes get scolded if I do.
Take wiping my butt for instance. There is a certain way to do it and I cannot use half the toilet roll. Aiyah! It’s so troublesome, not to mention smelly and yucky to do. That is why I announce to my folks very loudly that “I need to poo!” even though they tell me every time “Just go!” I need confirmation!
But I don’t think that I lack confidence all the time. If you let me play computer or video games, I will explore and do things that you or even the game designers don’t expect. I might even teach you a trick or two!
I am in my element when I play games. I have more control of a game and that environment. The rest of the world is so big and chaotic.
But papa says not to worry because it is part of growing up. And he also says that I can learn from games and transfer “life skills” to the real world.
Really? Can I get confirmation on that? Can you write that down, papa?
Little “Confident” Isaac
