“Sound to Selective” – Dr Majeda’s

personal story with her daughter’s selective journey.

“Don’t waste your time and money,” they said. “She is just an average student. She will never make it to a selective school.” Those words echoed in my mind, but little did they know that those very words would ignite a fire within me and change my daughter’s life forever.

A decade has passed since that conversation with my daughter’s schoolteacher, yet the memory remains vivid. But this just wouldn’t sit right! All we got were comments on how we might be disappointed with her results.

But I just could not accept that!

I refused to accept my daughter was doomed for average, so we went on a path of sheer determination, grit and unwavering belief in her capacity.

We opted to engage selective tutoring to help our daughter reach her full potential in all her school areas – especially Maths and English and writing. More importantly we also engaged her in a good tutoring program to help her in her development in her ‘thinking’ capacity or what used to be called General Ability in my child’s era of school.

We worked day in and day out in teaching our child how to study to excel through selective tutoring. Soon my daughter began to blossom and achieve the goals we had all worked on together. She was no longer the ‘average’ student; she had become an outstanding student with tutoring support in her selective journey.

The days came for my daughter to sit for the selective exams, and stood proudly against her fellow students, knowing she was well prepared to demonstrate what she had learnt and how far she had come.

As I reflect upon that pivotal moment in our lives, I am reminded of the power within each one of us to defy expectations and act in your belief in your child. As a parent, you know your child more than their teachers. It is not about where we start or what others may say, it is about the relentless pursuit of our dreams and the unwavering faith in our own abilities and providing them with the future they deserve.

So, whenever you face doubt from people or critics about your decision to pursue your child’s goal – may it be in OC, Selective, Scholarship, or whatever it is you may have planned. Just remember this story. The words that come from others will not diminish you in any way. Embrace the power of selective tutoring – or any form of education and support that empowers your child – to unlock their true capabilities and prove to the world that you are right in your beliefs.

Trust the journey.

They will face challenges, but they will learn how to overcome them. They will face frustration, but they will learn how to rise above them. Through the tutoring journey, they will be equipped to face anything.

Sometimes I wonder what her path would’ve been if I had listened to her Year 4 schoolteacher! Maybe I would have regretted it to this day or maybe not, but I would’ve never known if she really had the potential.

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Parents’ worst regret: I wish I pushed them more 😞
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