The Trouble with progress
My friend and I had a conversation the other day on child- progress. Would we want our kids to be smarter? Read faster? Wouldn't it be a proud moment to proclaim to the world our kid could read a whole book by 5. I wonder what the child must have missed out on, to be a kid who reads by 5. My point is, I consider myself a fairly intelligent individual (and no, I wont string my degree-list here to prove it), but Im guessing a child would do better if he/she had plenty of free time as toddlers. I completely respect all moms out there who do their best and take their children half-way across the city to events and tutors to ensure their progress. I do see not everyone has the time and effort it takes to feel secure about having given enough input to your child. In fact, Im sure my kid isn't as linguistically-advanced as he should be. Im sure he's skinnier than he need be. He is just as slow, strong-willed, dreamy and obnoxious as I was. And thank goodness! Im raising a human. I am human. And I hope that through this, I show him to be human, real and alive - to a butterfly and a toy and a cookie is far greater than to read by 5. We have a plethora of scholars. What we need are more people who laugh easily, give with a smile and take it easy. Atleast, I think so. :)
My friend and I had a conversation the other day on child- progress. Would we want our kids to be smarter? Read faster? Wouldn't it be a proud moment to proclaim to the world our kid could read a whole book by 5. I wonder what the child must have missed out on, to be a kid who reads by 5. My point is, I consider myself a fairly intelligent individual (and no, I wont string my degree-list here to prove it), but Im guessing a child would do better if he/she had plenty of free time as toddlers. I completely respect all moms out there who do their best and take their children half-way across the city to events and tutors to ensure their progress. I do see not everyone has the time and effort it takes to feel secure about having given enough input to your child. In fact, Im sure my kid isn't as linguistically-advanced as he should be. Im sure he's skinnier than he need be. He is just as slow, strong-willed, dreamy and obnoxious as I was. And thank goodness! Im raising a human. I am human. And I hope that through this, I show him to be human, real and alive - to a butterfly and a toy and a cookie is far greater than to read by 5. We have a plethora of scholars. What we need are more people who laugh easily, give with a smile and take it easy. Atleast, I think so. :)
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