I think this approach works only if the child joins the school having already been influenced by parents / family who already listen and expose the child to experiences that are stimulating and tactile. Most of the parents of toddlers and younger are handing them cell phones and tablets.
yeah but wont these children become disobedient to parents and will they be able to adjust in the world with mostly traditional education system.....seems confusing as parent..in a perfect world this seems good but we dont live in a perfect world...
Children showcase more behaviours when their voice isn't heard, when their forced to do activities they have no interest in. This approach at a young age builds children's confidence, creativity, problem solving abilities, social skills and it builds their understand of the world around them. When they go into a traditional education system they will have an excitement for learning and curiousity for the topics at hand. As apposed to many children who end up viewing learning as a chore. Play is not a break from learning it IS learning, it is SOO fundamental to childhood development and is not focused on enough.
my daycare does this and if anything it helps the children mature fast and better understand roles of child and parent while still learning that they are their own person and have the ability to make their own mistakes and learn from them
My oldest son went to a pre-school that expressed this approach. He has always been and continues to be the most compassionate and thoughtful being. He's still a cutie pie geek; although now in college having graduated with honors. He's not afraid to follow his dreams and never thinks of it as a chase but rather just another day doing the thing he likes. My youngest son went to a cute little Christian Church pre-school. It was pretty basic. The teachers were very sweet and kind but it was nothing compared to the bright light coming from my oldest son's experience. My youngest son is very sweet. He's in highschool now. He hates to read and academic esteem was never his thing. He has other gifts and and talents but he doesn't gravitate to them naturally, he equates goals to work instead of a passionate set of systems in which to enjoy. It probably wouldn't be too too different had he had the same pre-school experience bc many other factors had also amended by that point as well and plus they're just very different. I can't speak highly enough about this way of interacting with young children though. I think kids act up more when they are treated like rows of things to fix as opposed to a community of potential.
When my oldest son went there, I sat in one day and the class decided they wanted to learn how pipes worked. They followed those pipes near and far and even outside to see where the water went. The kids all asked several questions. The teachers responded with honest and thoughtful answers and then more questions came until they had learned all they could about pipes and then they wanted to learn about lakes and beaches and clouds... I myself was so amused. I wanted to play too. From that day forward I allowed my son to lead the way in the library and the craft isles, with all the Legos and puzzles and we wrote books and made up stories til we couldn't daydream anymore. Sigh. I'm so grateful for that.. because when we were done daydreaming. We did great things with real life and those daydreams became real projects and courses and fulfilling work. ..if you want to call it work.
