Time of the year has started when various schools have
opened or are already in the process of nursery admissions.
My son S is already in Nursery, so I’ve gone thru this phase
last year. He started his Nursery at the age of 3.4 (I know it’s a lil early for
few as many parents choose the age for the same as 4+). S is Dec born and started
his playway at the age of 2.5, and when he turned 3+, I didn’t intend to send
him in playway for one more year and for the same set of learnings like A,B,C
1,2,3 poems etc…and then again the same set of things in Nursery.
I was determined to send S in school at 3+. But when I was
waiting for my son’s interview in the wait area, I saw all kinds of kids
around. Few confident, tall, smart enough and happy to go with the new teacher
to a new room where there was a small test being conducted. And there were few
innocent faces (S falls into this category), who turned twice to see their
parents when teacher took them away. You could have heard my palpitations that
time when S was away and I was wondering what would be going inside. That time
I was a lil confused on whether I should have waited for one more year or is it
the right age to enter the alma mater. But S got through and here we were,
(like his traffic light, ready steady go), set for the schooling.
Definitely sending kids to a learning institute is always a
great idea. No matter how much u try, kids learn max in company of other
children and they have a sense of obeying their teachers more than their
parents.
Well my intent of this post is not to share his selection
day experiences or deciding on the age limit for the schools. But to rather
to reflect on an important question – What do we expect from a kid going to Nursery?
Are we expecting a disciplined, confident child for class
Nursery? - who take care of his belongings, obey his teacher’s instructions,
finishes his/her lunch, never pee in the class.
Or is the complete reverse?
Or mix of both.
Or mix of both.
Why was institution of school planned from Nursery – Prep
and then from – 1st -12th.
I feel because Nursery and Prep were spared more to imbibe mannerisms, good
habits, self-discipline in kids besides the basics of the subject education.
Isn’t?
Rest of the schooling and teen years are for studies, extra
curricular, sports, hobbies etc but don’t you wanna treasure Nursery/Prep
moments for lifetime. On how our lil ones pronounced difficult or long words,
how their eyes sparkled when we mentioned their teacher’s name or class buddies,
and how they sleepily open their eyes and walk when bus teacher shake them back
to the conscious world at the bus stop where we are eagerly waiting for them
and then their unending talks till we unlock the door. These moments are
endless and priceless. As they say, best things in the world are free of cost,
free of price-tags.
In my opinion, be it a 3+ or 4+ kid, lets not wait for the
innocence to diminish a lil more, for maturity to come a lil more and then declare the kid to be Nursery ready. Be the part
of the flow. Let them surf in the tides of the school. Give Time time. Let the things around mould our tiny tots into an
individual.
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