Trying Home Montessori

My son is on his 2nd year in school. He is now in junior kinder at 4 years old.

During his first year, as nursery,we just let him get accustomed to studying. We didn't really stressed on his lessons or school activities. Aside from the fact that he has somewhat a thing with school discussions should only be at school and home will be for other stuffs. I find it a bit like compartmentalizing but since he was only 3 years old. I shrugged it off.

So during the moving up rites, he was given the "most assertive" award. I thought it was just so he would be given something like the other kids. But that's A for effort to the school.

So his junior kinder started. And then came his 1st quarter evaluation. His test results were fine but his hand writing was dismal. He refuses still to make assignments on weekends!

Then this weekend happened. He refuses to do his assignment, not a single one of them. He refused to write his name. We took all half a day of crying and threatening. My husband came to help but my son's attitude got the better of him that he was able to hit my sons hand with a pencil. We were shocked at what happens.

We tried to make amends by bringing him to kidzoona. However, I guess the incident in the morning really made him insecure, it was a stretch to turn his mood around.

That night I cried. I thought I am failing terribly as a mother to my son. He is in his formative years and I couldn't find the time and patience to guide him. I was super guilty.

Then I came across this 2 1/2 hour Saturday training on how to be a hands on working mom at the learningbasket and I thought I just need to attend.

I am happy I did. It was a realization for me. Thank you to the speaker who also has a blog "DIY corporate mom". I would still want to be a corporate mom to be able to provide for my family and give a good education to my son while at the same time wanting to be the "cool" mom my son would like to hang out with. She talked about montessori and how it makes learning fun for the kids.

I haven't gotten around to doing a Montessori like environment primarily because we are living in my bro in law's house. But have started doing a 30-min study time Montessori like with Gio.

It was a risk starting it at test time. I was nervous of Gio's reactions but I guess I should try to know his reaction.

We did part of the tree and parts of the flower the night before his tests and he somehow welcomed it. Phew!

The following day, after school, I asked how his test went and he said it was easy.

That night, we studied fruits and vegetable matching. And he enjoyed it enough to want to repeat the game again when he woke up. Another Phew!

That night he proclaimed that his test was also easy.

We have yet to see the results of the tests but I plan to continue checking other Montessori moms and homeschooling moms activities to be able to have a bonding and learning time with my baby.

Here's to hoping I will have the strength to do it and that my son will love learning with me!