Karina just finished her fourth (of five) two-week swimming lessons for the summer. In June, I signed her up for Level I classes across the board. This seemed like a reasonable decision, since I was told that Level II was developed for five-year-olds. But Kazumi took that as a challenge, and every two weeks has been pushing for Karina to pass Level I (and pushing me to badger Karina’s teachers into letting her pass).
Now, eight weeks in, Kazumi finally got what she wanted: Karina passed. And I don’t think it was due to my half-hearted lobbying attempts. Every session Karina is getting better, and just this last Friday she swam a good 15 or 20 feet by herself. And now on Monday she starts Level II. While I’m satisfied with this progress for the summer, I get the feeling Kazumi’s already got her sights set on Level III.
Was Kazumi afraid of the water as a child?
Hi Karin: I wasn’t afraid of water when I was a child, and also I am not a tiger mom. (just Brendan calls me so as a joke;-))
It’s true I pushed Karina to pass level 1 because she told me she wanted to be a good swimmer. She is also tough enough to be pressured by me.
I just wish that they got a lifeguard license and at the time of their college student, they would come back here to be a lifeguard during summer.
Tiger Mom or not, Kazumi’s the best!!