Primary One registration!

Aloysius is going Primary One next year. Time flies. The heat is on now during this registration period for parents who have kids going Primary One next year. 
When I was pregnant with Aloysius, I started thinking about Primary school for him. Which is the school for him? I narrowed down to a school with strong alumni in Singapore. However, it's a school that is not easy to get in. The academic results of the students there is quite good generally. Another way to get into this school is to swim for competition. Hence the focus in getting Aloysius to swim since 3 years old. However, at the moment, he's not into competition yet. He has started the training though. His current stamina is 750m, according to the coach.  It's whether mommy here got the time to send him for intensive training. So far it's at least once a week. And once a week in the competition pool. Sweat...
And another thing is I gotta consider is the distance of the school. The school might not be ideal. There are schools nearer to home, but not at the top of the list among Singapore schools in terms of academic results.
This Primary school registration thing really got me to rethink of my priorities and putting them in place again. 
I will want the school to focus on the academic side, and not me having to send my kids here and there for enrichment and tuition classes in order to be able to catch up in school. I felt it's quite ridiculous if kids need to go for extra enrichment and tuition then can catch up in school. It makes me wonder what's the role of the teachers then. I was quite disappointed when I get this kind of feedback from friends. 
Before I started out the route of following the Shichida program years ago, the objective is my kids no need any stress from the extra tuition and enrichment classes, and will be able to cope in school. This will free up their time to do things they like, and play. Shichida program trains on the ability to learn things and grasp concepts fast. So far, Aloysius is doing quite well as a fast learner. I should go back to trust my kids' abilities and not chase after in getting into the elite schools. I should not just follow the crowd, but go by my priorities. I don't see myself coaching the academic side. I will rather coach them in values, soft skills, principles, these are more vital when they go out into the society. In order for me to coach them well in these areas, I must not be drawn into the academic side. To me, coaching them in academic and school work gives me a lot of stress, and I will tend to forget about the other areas. 
Let me share a dream I have for my kids even when I was pregnant with Aloysius. I read from one of Shichida books that mothers must have dreams for their kids, whether they follow or achieve it in future or not. The key is to have dreams for our kids. My dreams for my children is they earn their first million by age 18. They are well loved, accepted and respected by the people around them irregardless of age. They have 2 mentors who are very successful and wealthy, who are willing to guide them to their next level in life.  Wealthy not just in terms of monetary measurement, but wealth of experience.
Ok. Gotta stop here. Update again.