Recently, I have come by my friend and
was really shocked by our education system. The causal relationship
is quite strange, but can easily explained. The case is my friend,
Sarah, has a son, Tim, he's 11 years old. The child is extremely
active, full of energy and, basically, he knows what to do with it,
but the crucial point is he doesn't have enough time for it. He
adores soccer and has several favorite teams, he's actively
supporting. His schedule though is wholly dedicated to his school and
arranged due to the home assignments he possesses. Plenty of subjects
from various fields of knowledge and numerous tasks of absolutely
diverse natures. I have no idea of how so small children can cope
with all that. It was such a horrible picture of his sitting at his
desk in front of computer constantly learning and cramming some new
materials.
It seems to me that such a pattern of
studying is not acceptable. The main point is that in this age
children, their organisms, in particular are at the stage of constant
development. If there are some defects or distractions at this
moment, they can negatively influence on the health of kids.
First of all, children are in need of
constant physical activities, otherwise, with the coarse of time,
under constant sitting pressure, they become low-spirited and
cheerless. I guess that everyone will agree that such an image is not
appropriate one for small kids. Thus, it is enormously important that
kids have free time for some physical activities.
Moreover, assignments should be
developed in an interesting and exciting way, so that children won't
slip above their books. The theoretical material is for sure rather
necessary one, being a basis for further education, I believe some
practical tasks should be involved at this level, as well, making the
whole process of studying much more engaging.
Finally, I'm a strong supporter of an
idea that parents should help their children to cope with all this
hazards of the school life. Additional material of entertaining
character, for example, different picturesque encyclopedias, document
films, etc. Moreover, I'm absolutely sure that almost in every family
there's at least one expert in math or biology, geometry or
chemistry.
If you can argue with this stating that
members of your family do not belong to any listed above, then there
is an option for such families, as well. I have googled a little bit
and have found loads of sites which dedicated to this theme. The
first vivid example of
homework help online which I've found was
Homework-desk.com. It deals with various kinds of home assignments:
physics assignments,
biology homework,
stastics assignments,
etc.
I really believe that parents should
take an active part in their children's school life, thoroughly
arranging their schedules combining different types of activities.