Wisdom of the crowd
As part of Samuel’s current cycle for Royal Ranger (Outpost 19), the whole family went for an outing to the LTA Transport Gallery. It was a really cool place.
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| This is a mock train platform. The door opens up to another secion of the Exhibition. |
We had loads of fun making fun of the cost of the COEs and the exhibits.
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| A three panel screen! |
“This is where our COE goes to!” “Now it’s not touchscreen, but after one more COE, it will be touchscreen!”
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| There is an audience interaction element in the movie |
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| We voted for our choices from our comfortable seats |
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| We were told why our choices were right/wrong (INDOCTRINATION…) |
While the children saw it as a time to have fun, it was much more than that for us.
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| The children, inevitably drawn to computers… |
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| Elias, trying to “climb” the pole. He is so “boy”. |
That’s Elkan, Elias, Samuel and me! Edmund went to get the car…
We went together with other parents and children whom we have spent more than 2 hours every Sunday over more than 30 weeks, in the past 2 years.
It is not just an enjoyable social group to be with. It plays a large part in the upbringing of our children. In our mind, it has such a important role that we persevere to remain in it, despite the high “time cost”. Including travelling time, it takes up to 4 hours of our time every Sunday, after about 3 hours of church. As a result our entire Sunday is spent out of the house (since we also have dinner at our mother’s place on Sunday evening).
Edmund and I are still working through and working out our parenting philosophy. It is difficult to parent against the culture, because sometimes, we really do not know what is best for our children. It is much easier to follow the “wisdom of the crowd”.
