[etni] Re: Model Behavior
- From: Aharon Family <aharonmk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:39:23 +0200
I would like to share a project I did a few years ago which may shed some
light on why parents do work for their children. The project was called
"Tohu Vavohu (chaos)" and was based on the way my son had learned the
subject in kindergarten. I set up a booth at an annual crafts festival with
paper, crayons, paint, glue, and a wide assortment of miscellaneous objects.
They idea was for children to simply create a work of art - no rules and no
right or wrong. Some children were really excited about the idea and let
their creative juices flow. Some created very detailed, organized patterns.
I also discovered that even though the project would never be graded or
displayed in public (unless the parent or child chose to display it at home)
and no guildelines were given, some parents insisted on helping their
children, making suggestions and even telling them what they should and
shouldn't do. So maybe when they teacher says "make a model of Noah's ark"
she really means that the child should do it himself or with a friend, and
the parents are the ones who need to swallow their pride.
Kara Aharon
Yerucham, Israel
08-6589425, 052-3903306
aharonmk@xxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.englishfun.net
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