‘Work while you work and play while you play’. For kids and infants, play is their full time work. The concept of pre-schooling and early childhood education is becoming an emerging culture of modern day life.
Parents are feeling proud to make the kids recite poems and stories in front of their relations. Parents’ attitude towards society and the growing technology are the major challenges for kids.
Science and technology has taken a greater altitude of growth and the children are forced to keep themselves updated on these technologies. If a kid is not aware of basic computer operations, the parents’ feel it to be a sign of disgrace and embarrassment among their peer group.
Society is throwing a lot of expectations from the kids even before they actually enter the competition. Pre school bags are heavier than their lunch boxes. The concept of play school was introduced to make the kids get used to being out of home and to develop sportive attitude among fellow kids.
Teaching alphabets through music and stories through visuals will interest the kids’ attitude towards learning. It is pathetic to see the loads of book, the kids carry their way to school. Schools are definitely not voted as a place of interest for kids. They feel it to be only burden and compulsion.
Understanding the difference between learning and reading becomes an essential part here. Our schools concentrate only on reading, which is completely an academic oriented concept. Learning becomes life oriented and a piece of interest for kids. Learning stays deep in mind forever, whereas reading gets overwritten after every new concept.
Activities and fun must be the core concepts of pre schooling which will kindle the interest of learning. This type will help in identifying the strengths of kids’ right at the beginning stage and it can be moulded as per the specific talents. Forced education should not be done at any stage of learning.
Teaching mode and materials should be modified as per the kids’ interests. Chalk piece and blackboard can take them no way longer at the present day scenario. Audio visual medium of education can be implemented and interactive class sessions can be encouraged to a greater extent. This will help in developing active participation of the kids.
Education systems must focus learning as the sole aim of schools at least at the level of kinder garden. Loads of books and heavy lessons will impede the interest of education at the child level itself.
The word ‘Teacher’ must be replaced by ‘caregiver’ and ‘student’ must be replaced by ‘care-receiver’.
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