This World They Live In...

They spend long tiring hours working on algebra. The fact that this gives them not even the slightest feeling of joy does not even matter. They struggle with memorization (very often, without understanding) of hundreds specific information and dates or years of certain occurrences every now and then. Not only that, those kids of yours also have very little freedom to choose between what they like to do and what they have to do. It sounds a lot like there are no more things to discuss when it comes to personal opinion. It is now only and always parents’ or teachers’ opinion.

What is this world they have to live in at the moment? Unlike years ago, when kids are free to play after school without being bothered with courses and tutors. When they enjoy coming to school without fear of not being able to please their parents or teachers on math or language tests. When they simply have a whale of a time.

This brand new world they live in nowadays is a world of ambition. Ambition to declare whose kids are better. Ambition to show the smartest kids off. Ambition to achieve a bunch of praise which leads to self odor. And to a large extent, ambition of the adults upon the kids. Have the world changed that much? Or is it us?

Finally, kids, whoever they are raised by, are independent human beings. Parents and teachers may give advices and choices, but they may not decide for them. Kids, just like adults, hate to be told what to do. Instead, why not let them understand? Let them figure out a problem, show them the way to solve it instead of stepping in and solve it yourself. Let them get their world back. Not this idea of that perfect world adults think kids should live in.