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Chapter 815 A Child Who Is Different From Others That afternoon, Shen Mo had just finished her class when she was invited to the office by Xiao Shitou and Xiao Yu'er's kindergarten teacher.
The teacher was a gentle, middle-aged woman with a hint of weariness in her eyes. She poured Chen Mo a glass of water and spoke carefully, choosing her words carefully.
"I didn't expect you to be so young." The teacher made a habitual small talk before getting to the point.
"The reason I invited you here today is to have a good talk with you about the two children, Little Stone and Little Fish. They are both very smart, that's for sure, but their intelligence is different from other children, and even... it brings some trouble to our daily teaching."
She first opened Xiao Shitou's notebook and pointed it out to Shen Mo: "Look at Xiao Shitou, his energy is extraordinary, and his motor skills are particularly well developed."
This was originally a good thing, but in class, he could hardly sit still at all. He was either fiddling with the desk and chair, climbing on the table, or suddenly standing up and running in circles.
We understand that children are naturally active, but his behavior has seriously disturbed other children from listening to the lesson and participating in the activity.
We tried guiding and comforting, but the results were very limited.
He seemed to be in a constant state of flux; ordinary classroom discipline and activity rhythms seemed unable to restrain or engage him.
The teacher sighed, closed Little Stone's notebook, and opened Little Fish's.
"As for Xiaoyuer, she's very quiet and never causes trouble. But she almost never interacts with other children, always immersed in her own world. Her favorite thing is drawing; she can spend an entire morning drawing in a corner, but her drawings..."
The teacher seemed to be thinking about how to phrase it, "Unlike other children who draw the sun, grass, and little houses, her lines are very abstract, and her colors are also very special. Once she drew a deep blue vortex and told me that it was the taste of time."
Another time, she drew a stick figure hiding in a transparent box, saying that everyone could see him, but no one could touch him.
The teacher looked up at Chen Mo, her eyes showing genuine difficulty: "These words don't sound like something a 1-year-old child would say; they sound more like... more like they have a philosophical flavor."
We tried to get her involved in group games, but she seemed very resistant, or rather, completely uninterested. To be honest, both Little Stone and Little Fish are outstanding in some ways; one has extraordinary energy and physical coordination, and the other has amazing imagination.
However, our kindergarten is a group environment for ordinary children, which emphasizes uniformity and basic social integration.
Their current situation is indeed not suitable for them to continue in a regular kindergarten environment. This is not the most ideal situation for their own development, nor for the other children.
"I understand, thank you for letting me know, teacher."
Shen Mo led her two children home, her brows furrowed slightly the whole time.
The setting sun cast long shadows of the mother and her two children, but her thoughts were in turmoil.
She always thought that raising children was just a matter of following the example of those around her, sending them to kindergarten and taking things step by step. She never expected that her two children would become "problems" in the teacher's eyes.
"Mommy, I don't like kindergarten." Little Stone pouted, his little hands restlessly tugging at Chen Mo's clothes.
Little Fish quietly leaned against its mother's other side, its big eyes staring at the face, seemingly lost in thought.
Lu Qingyang happened to be returning from the mainland and ran into them at the courtyard gate. He immediately noticed that Shen Mo's expression was off.
"What's wrong? You look so serious."
He took the bag from Shen Mo's hand and casually patted the heads of the two children.
Back inside, Shen Mo repeated Teacher Wu's words verbatim. Finally, she sighed, a hint of confusion in her voice: "I think both children are quite normal. Xiao Shitou is a bit mischievous, and Xiao Yu'er is indeed a bit introverted, but which child doesn't have a little temper? Why do they act like they can't stand being with Teacher Wu?"
Lu Qingyang listened quietly without immediately offering his opinion.
“The teacher makes a good point, but it’s not that the children are the problem. Ordinary kindergartens just keep the children inside to play, but this is no longer suitable for the education of two people.”
Lu Qingyang thought about it carefully: "Our courtyard house has been renovated and ventilated for almost a year, hasn't it? I think it's time to move there."
The children are all grown up, and the environment here is too restrictive for them. Moving there will give them more space and make them feel more comfortable.
Lu Qingyang clearly had a comprehensive plan: "If they don't want to go to kindergarten, they don't have to. We'll pick the children up, and Aunt Liu and Teacher Chen will take care of them first. You can spend more time with them during your free time, and I can spend more time with them during my work breaks. More importantly, we'll hire a teacher to teach them individually."
"Please ask the teacher?" Shen Mo asked, somewhat surprised.
Lu Qingyang nodded, "Xiao Shitou has excellent motor skills and is full of energy. We should find an enlightened physical education teacher or master to teach him some proper skills, or take him through some scientific physical training to guide his energy in the right direction and temper his temperament."
Little Fish likes to immerse herself in her own world of drawing and thinking, so we hired a teacher who understands art and child psychology for her. We don't restrict her, but encourage her to draw and guide her to express her inner thoughts.
Ordinary rice paddies don't produce exceptional seedlings. Since our seedlings aren't ordinary, we need to give them special training and create the right environment for their growth. Money isn't the issue; finding the right teacher is key.