Nov. 27, 2006
Stunted learning...
Today for our writing, we are able to
blog about any subject that we want to. I have decided to blog about
something I read about today. Why children learn only what they are
taught and don't expand on the subject on their own.
There is a problem today in homes and schools all over the world. Learning has been stunted. During the time that they are quite young, children are naturally very inquisitive. Consequentially, they ask a lot of questions that adults may not know. They want to know anything and everything there is to ask questions about. Continuing asking questions that their parents don't know causes the parents to become exasperated because they are not able to answer every one. As they get exasperated, the children see the frustration and become discouraged. Because of the parents' reactions, the inquisitiveness of the children is voluminously decreased. Inquisitiveness needs to be encouraged in young children. If parents do not know the answer, I suggest that they take the children and research the question with them. This would promote a better relationship between parents and children and help the children to keep their inquisitive minds.
There... Those are my thoughts.
There is a problem today in homes and schools all over the world. Learning has been stunted. During the time that they are quite young, children are naturally very inquisitive. Consequentially, they ask a lot of questions that adults may not know. They want to know anything and everything there is to ask questions about. Continuing asking questions that their parents don't know causes the parents to become exasperated because they are not able to answer every one. As they get exasperated, the children see the frustration and become discouraged. Because of the parents' reactions, the inquisitiveness of the children is voluminously decreased. Inquisitiveness needs to be encouraged in young children. If parents do not know the answer, I suggest that they take the children and research the question with them. This would promote a better relationship between parents and children and help the children to keep their inquisitive minds.

There... Those are my thoughts.
