My Poor Alan

Alan started with his final test already. Tomorrow May, 30th, 2006, he will have his first Chinese listening test units 9 and 10. Alan was studying very hard and he was crying because it is a lot to study. At the same time, Alan has extra classes like math, piano, and drawing. Practically, he is really busy. My poor baby cannot play and he just seat there and study and study. Unlike American children who can play after school.

The education system in Taiwan is very competitive. Parents compete with other parents in the same classroom. In Alan's class, every one Studies very hard. There's 51 students in Alan's class and 25 people can get 100 out of 100. Even I practice with Alan and teach him what he do not know, he cannot get 100 out of 100. Alan just got 90's. For me 90's is great for this little poor child in all eight subjects.

Alan is in the first grade only and his school tests one time 8 subjects. Total he has 9 subjects, but only 8 is for testing only. It is still a lot for little kids and they will have a lot of pressures already.