Yep, I'm so proud of my son, even though he got just an average of 70+ for his final year exams (which considering he's only in Primary One, many parents would have expected their kids to acheive much higher scores).
The main reason I'm saying myself being proud of Ee Zen is due to what he told me last night. His words still brings me to near tears even as I'm writing about this account now. ;)
Last night, he told me his form teacher announced the top three students in his class. When I asked how he felt when his teacher made the announcement (based on past experiences, my son usually gets upset when he's not being involved or fails to achieve something, even during games), he said these words, "I did not feel sad. I am still very happy, because I have done my best and passed."
Indeed, as he has been not very consistent in his paperwork, sometimes scoring full marks, while sometimes getting grades like 2.5/15, hubby and I don't really wish to add too much pressure at his Lower Primary stage. Our "expectations" of him are just he should do his best and try to pass all his school subjects. We know he is most often careless or "loses interest" afterall he has short attention span all along.
So, I'm just just happy to hear my son's words. Yes, mommy knows you have done your best and you're happy about it!" :)
