Drummer Boy
Just the other day, I brought Kayden for a trial music class.
The boy has been quite keen on learning the drums so I thought, maybe, he might want to give it an official go.
So off we went for the trial and he had to grasp the idea of sight reading, playing according to the rhythm and shuffling the play between his two hands, in 30 minutes.
All of which, he did with a reasonable effort but I can tell that it is still not time for him to dive into it full time.
D and I are parents who believe that children should not be forced into enrichment classes just to fill an activity in their schedules. In fact, until now, the boys are only doing Chinese so that they can catch up with the syllabus in school.
But, that said, we believe in giving them an opportunity to discover their passion. Everything that they want to try, we would give the go ahead and then we assess if they are ready to go the full steam.
Afterall, we don't want to kill a kid's interest simply by pushing them into something that they are not mentally ready for. I believe that waiting a bit and letting them go into it at the right age would make the activity a longer lasting passion, rather than letting them do it earlier than what they are capable of and then hating it because they cannot cope.
So, after the class, I asked K how he thought he went. And he said, "it was fun, Mum, but I think it is a bit too much."
And, with that, I told him, "I thought you did well but maybe we should hold off for a year. How about that? We will continue after your birthday."
He replied a casual "okay mum!" and skipped off to his own little beat.
And that is how I think kids should be. :)
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