I mourned while I watched this episode about the preschool education system in Sweden. It's so unfair - Why can some children learn in such a free and natural environment while others need to be stuck in concrete classrooms meeting adult expectations since an early age?
I was deeply touched when I hear a few points made by the teacher, the narrator and the students:
"We go outside and play every day, even when the weather is bad"
"In the school, there is only one computer, but plenty of flowers"
"(In the early years) Children should not worry about literacy skills, they should do what children do; they play and have fun."
Part 1/3 - The system
Part 2/3 - The teachers
Part 3/3 - The parents
After watching the video, I foolishly started thinking about ways to move to Sweden, where I can be convinced to have a baby. Perhapas I can do research there? Or be a janitor at school? Or a cashier at the grocery store? - anything! I guess all moms would do anything if their children's precious childhood can be so carefully-preserved.
I was deeply touched when I hear a few points made by the teacher, the narrator and the students:
"We go outside and play every day, even when the weather is bad"
"In the school, there is only one computer, but plenty of flowers"
"(In the early years) Children should not worry about literacy skills, they should do what children do; they play and have fun."
Part 1/3 - The system
Part 2/3 - The teachers
Part 3/3 - The parents
After watching the video, I foolishly started thinking about ways to move to Sweden, where I can be convinced to have a baby. Perhapas I can do research there? Or be a janitor at school? Or a cashier at the grocery store? - anything! I guess all moms would do anything if their children's precious childhood can be so carefully-preserved.
