The other day, I overheard a young girl on the subway telling her father that she wanted to be a teacher when she grew up. This got me to thinking... how come some kids love school, and the idea of learning, while others can think of nothing but summer vacation?
I remember when I was a kid, I loved to play school. My brother and i would take turns being the teacher (I usually was!) , and each of us would patiently sit at our desks with our pencils and notebooks, pretending to learn.
Nowadays, my boys play on the computer...no desk or teacher! And I know that it's not just my boys. With TV and video games being so dominate in their life, are kids pretending as much anymore?
Or is school, and the idea of education, less "fun" than it used to be?
Or is school, and the idea of education, less "fun" than it used to be?
1 comments:
great question! It makes me want to play school more with my kids. They are still too young for school, but why not start early? My best friend had a chalk board and play school desks, and boy! did we LOVE it!!!
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