Studying for Final Exam ~ Semester 1

It was Final Exam season for Semester 1.

This year, the school is using 2013 National Curriculum, hence the books have been changed into "Tematik". ie, 1 book comprises of several topics, such as Math, Social Studies, Science, Language, etc.  (IPS, PKN, Math, Bahasa Indonesia, Sports, Art).

The part that we don't like is that for example, when we are learning about Pancasila;
Sila ke 1, is around page 10-ish.
Sila ke 2, contoh perbuatan yang sesuai dengan sila ke 2, is around page 30-ish.
Sila ke 3, is aroud page 40-ish,
etc.

Hence, when we were learning about PKN, we were flipping through pages of the book.
thoroughly the whole book.  Even the students get annoyed with it. Hahahaha... and the mothers too. Hahaha...

So, Timmy's book was full of post-it, labelling the pages for the subjects to be tested the next day.
and there are 4 books for Semester 1.    4A, 4B, 4C, 4D.
Imagine labelling 4 books for the pages that jumps here and there for covering 1 subject.
Argh...annoying at first.
But we get used to it towards the end. Hahahaha...

At the beginning of the final exam, I helped Timmy, label it, asked "him have you read this?"
"Read this, I think it's important."
And there are lots of other papers from the teachers notes, past monthly paper, Quiz, exercises at school.   To be honest, I was nervous.

Towards the middle of the exam, it was IPS. The topics covered were:

• RT, RW, Kelurahan, pembuat KTP, Kepala Urusan Pembangunan, Kepala Urusan Kesejahteraan Rakyat, Kepala Desa, etc, and the lists of their jobs and responsibilities. 
• Masa Pra-Aksara
• Kerajaan Hindu Budha di Indonesia, which comprises of a lot of Kerajaan, such as Kerajaan Kutai, Kerajaan Mataram Lama, Kerajaan Majapahit, Kerajaan Sriwijaya, etc. The kings that rules during those kingdom, what happened, what they built, etc. 
• Kerajaan Islam di Indonesia, like Kerajaan Samudra Pasai, Kerajaan Gowa Talo, Kerajaan Ternate, etc. 
• Lembaga sosial di Indonesia, such as Panti Jompo, Panti Asuhan, Panti Wreda,  YPAC, etc. 

And I did something bold, crazy? Letting him study all that IPS on his own.
Nah....it must be done. Brave myself.

I tried to deviate my attention, by cleaning the house, aerobics, going for a walk, cooking.

These were the pictures of him studying on his own.
When he was studying, he munched kripik kentang Krispieto (Crispy Potato). hahaha.
Not long after that, lemper...
Not long after that, fruit tart...

Munching fruit tart while reading the book.

And on the "The Day" of the IPS exam, I had the nervous break-down.
He was eating his breakfast and I flipped through his past monthly papers, quiz, etc,
and asked him: have you read this Tim? And tests him some questions.
He said: "Mom, you are annoying. I wanna watch TV and eat breakfast." :p
It's the Mommy's syndrome.   Any of you have ever felt that way?

Nasi goreng telor, veggie, and Krispieto. 

Well, well, well, there are lots of things for me to learn in being a Mom.
And one of them is learning to let go...
Build responsibilities...
And delete my yo-yo of inconsistency.
Be a consistent Mom.

Ah...May God help me, in being a consistent, loving Mom. Amen.