Leah.A\" post_id=\"1910356\" time=\"1557890661\" user_id=\"177652:

peasants\" post_id=\"1909897\" time=\"1557592763\" user_id=\"75885:

[quote=floppy post_id=1900147 time=1551252796 user_id=97579]It's not difficult to teach children to think, and reason.

It's, however, very difficult to teach adults to accept alternatives, and opinions that's contrary to theirs... especially if it comes from children.

Agree, DDs enrolled in old school HDB infant care, childcare and student care since 2 months old till P5. Those basically shapes their thinking and reasoning, a lot. They grew up with TFF, now they argue BM is better. This, among many other gen gaps, I will close one eye, as long as they understand they need to continue challenge themselves, in whatever they do, especially studies. And most importantly integrity and able to fend for themselves.

peasants\" post_id=\"1909897\" time=\"1557592763\" user_id=\"75885:

floppy\" post_id=\"1900147\" time=\"1551252796\" user_id=\"97579:

It's not difficult to teach children to think, and reason.

It's, however, very difficult to teach adults to accept alternatives, and opinions that's contrary to theirs... especially if it comes from children.

Agree, DDs enrolled in old school HDB infant care, childcare and student care since 2 months old till P5. Those basically shapes their thinking and reasoning, a lot. They grew up with TFF, now they argue BM is better. This, among many other gen gaps, I will close one eye, as long as they understand they need to continue challenge themselves, in whatever they do, especially studies. And most importantly integrity and able to fend for themselves.

floppy\" post_id=\"1900147\" time=\"1551252796\" user_id=\"97579:

It's not difficult to teach children to think, and reason.

It's, however, very difficult to teach adults to accept alternatives, and opinions that's contrary to theirs... especially if it comes from children.

Carol222\" post_id=\"1899116\" time=\"1550724479\" user_id=\"174697:

I think teaching children how to think and reason is one of the biggest gifts a parent can give to his or her child. We should teach children not only how to work things out logically but also to be able to deduce and make fair judgments when there are no facts to work with. I agree that children are naturally curious. They ask all kinds of questions and sometimes at awkward times: What is this and what is that, why is the Polar bear’s coat so think, why does durian have spiky skin, and so on. Some parents are able to latch on this curiosity to turn them into teaching moments. However, I’ve seen parents brush off their children saying, “Why do you talk so much?” or “Can’t you see I’m busy!” That kills their desire to find out and explore the world around them. That’s the reason why we see children in P1 starting out with such wide gaps in their intellectual and even social development.
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/article/preschoolers-can-learn-to-think-critically-find-out-how/

Carol222\" post_id=\"1899116\" time=\"1550724479\" user_id=\"174697:

I think teaching children how to think and reason is one of the biggest gifts a parent can give to his or her child. We should teach children not only how to work things out logically but also to be able to deduce and make fair judgments when there are no facts to work with. I agree that children are naturally curious. They ask all kinds of questions and sometimes at awkward times: What is this and what is that, why is the Polar bear’s coat so think, why does durian have spiky skin, and so on. Some parents are able to latch on this curiosity to turn them into teaching moments. However, I’ve seen parents brush off their children saying, “Why do you talk so much?” or “Can’t you see I’m busy!” That kills their desire to find out and explore the world around them. That’s the reason why we see children in P1 starting out with such wide gaps in their intellectual and even social development.
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/article/preschoolers-can-learn-to-think-critically-find-out-how/

CalvinS\" post_id=\"1905506\" time=\"1554709777\" user_id=\"165808:

Encourage kids to ask questions. Parents and teachers should foster curiosity in children. If a rationale doesn’t make sense to a child, she should be encouraged to voice her objection or difficulty.

FuzzyDad\" post_id=\"1900108\" time=\"1551243179\" user_id=\"176063:

This a nice article and I think it highlights something fundamental, children are people. It may seem like a silly statement, but when we silence our children or become too easily annoyed, it can be easy to forget that they are a little person working out many things, processing, and are capable of some rather complex thinking.

Maria Montessori, you can read more about her at one of the https://edubirdie.com/buy-assignment-online article, spoke about annihilating the child by silencing them. We, as parents, have the responsibility to help them grow and exercising patience. I think from that starting point of respect comes the opening of logical questioning, as noted in the article. If that starting point is not there, the trust and safety that children really depend upon is not there and they will be stifled.

Once that secure relationship is established at home, then they will be courageous in many things, including in and outside of school. I think children do indeed get locked into the mentality of there is only one way or one answer because of the system of learning, and maybe that is what is necessary at times to get through certain courses, but beyond that, they will need a logical, rational, and complex system of thought. Life is so much more than just the model that is sometimes present and we definitely need to show them that there many ways to view the world and approach problems.