Because of a certain school-related experience, I had learned the hard way that not all schools are fit for each children. And something that my cousin in law told me when I was feeling down really stuck to me. That "sometimes it's about finding the right school for your child." It's not the name, the size, facilities, the tuition, or how famous the school is. It's finding the right school with teachers that you know really cares for your child. And has the most fun and interesting approach in learning. Like in Rain's case, she easily gets bored with the traditional approach. As soon as she sees a text book, she immediately feels listless. Rain is a very energetic girl who loves to draw, dance, sing, and of course, play. As all kids do. Personally I feel she needs to be in a non-traditional school. That's why I looked into the progressive education approach. And I immediately felt that this is more her speed.
So I would like to share with you an informative article about non-traditional education, and hopefully this will help moms out there who are also keen in finding the right school for your child:
Progressive Education For Today’s World
Whether in a literary or purely biological sense, human beings are born to discover. As infants, we are curious beings who want to touch, smell, hear, and taste everything around us. As we grow older, this inborn hunger for knowledge is channeled by educational institutions that fill our minds with a storage-full of information, including complex equations, formulas, important historical dates, and scientific facts. Unfortunately, this data is often merely stored and not fully understood. Indeed, numerous studies have shown that years of learning through rote memorization and repetitive instruction is one of the main reasons why people lose their spark of curiosity. By focusing too much on what we learn, and not why and how we learn it, even our creative thinking can become inhibited.
