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- A mother shares a beautiful insight regarding her son’s low academic grades.
- She said that even though her son’s grades are low, his understanding is really touching, therefore, she’s still proud of him.
- She advised parents and reminded them that grades are not everything do they should not pressure their child too much.
It’s normal to hope the best for your kids, especially at school. This is why many parents really invest their time and money just to teach their children, not just the lessons they had at school, but also how important it is for their children to study hard and be cooperative.
When the son of netizen Jheezel Orbina Panga got low grades, she admitted that she was not happy about it especially since her son is only in the first grade. She said that she scolded him and he couldn’t help but cry.
“Obviously, walang magulang ang matutuwa diyan. At oo! Talagang nainis ako at napagalitan ko siya that day. I even scolded him the following day. Nasabon ko talaga siya to the extent na maiiyak siya,” she said on her Facebook caption.
It was hard to do, but Jheezel knows that it’s for the best. But aside from sharing how she handled the situation, she added a beautiful insight to her post.
She said that no matter what grade her son got, she will always be proud of his unique intelligence.
“But you know what? Although makulit din siya at pasaway minsan. Lately, na-realize ko na meron akong intelligently different na anak.”
In the now-viral post, Jheezel said that grades wouldn’t measure her son’s sympathy and compassion for other people. She said that she always thinks about how different her son is and how she admires him for it.
She even stated some scenarios that showed her son’s beautiful heart.
“Mama, birthday ng classmate ko bukas. Pabaunan mo ko kanin tapos dalawang itlog, bibigyan ko siya para surprise.”
“Mama, alam mo yung classmate ko kawawa kasi wala siyang baon. Eh diba may baon akong biscuit tapos may 20 pa ko. Binigyan ko siya 5 para makabili siya soup.”
“Mama, yung classmate ko laging masakit yung kamay kaya sinulat ko siya sa notebook niya.”
Imagine having a child that understands other kids’ situations at such a young age. Jheezel can relate. She even added that her son already has dreams of buying his mom a car because he knows that she sometimes finds it hard to pick him and his siblings up from school.
But there was one time that her son made her cry. It was when her son admitted that he cries while he prays for him to get smarter.
“”Mama, alam mo ba naiiyak ako habang nagdadasal ako sabi ko Papa Jesus wini-wish ko po sana tumalino na ko para hindi na nagagalit sakin si mama. Ang bobo ko kasi e. Marunong naman na ko magbasa konti pero mababa pa rin grade ko,””
Jheezel said that when she heard that, she couldn’t help but tear up and apologize to her son for being too hard on him.
“That broke my heart. Naiyak ako mga Inay. Omg! Di ko napapansin nagiging hard na pala ko masyado sa kanya. Nagsorry ako sa kanya kahapon. Humingi ako ng pasensya kung lagi ko siyang napapagalitan. Gusto ko lang naman siyang lumaki ng tama at may values. Sinabi ko pa na okay lang kahit hindi mataas grades niya basta maging mabuting bata lang siya masaya na ko,”
She then reminded her fellow parents that grades aren’t the basis of everything. It’s not the basis of a kid’s true skills.
“I remember sabi ng Lolo ko. Huwag ko daw gawing basehan ang grades. Mas mahalaga daw kung may natutunan ba talaga ang bata. Siguro nag-expect lang ako sa kanya kasi noon sobrang taas ng mga grades ko.
“Sa mga wisdom ng anak ko ngayon, masasabi ko siguro naman lalaki siyang mabuting tao. Proud ako kasi bata pa siya, malalim na ang level of understanding niya.”
