{"id":3518,"date":"2011-11-16T20:50:17","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T20:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/?p=3518"},"modified":"2011-11-16T20:52:39","modified_gmt":"2011-11-16T20:52:39","slug":"a-blog-for-kalyra-what-do-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mojitomother.com\/2011\/11\/a-blog-for-kalyra-what-do-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"A Blog For Kalyra- What do you Think?"},"content":{"rendered":"
There is a lot I could write about schools<\/a><\/strong>, good and bad. Being a teacher grants me the privilege<\/strong> to talk about it, with I hope some expertise<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Schools aren’t that great at helping children follow their passions<\/strong> and cater learning to their needs and interests.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n With up to 30 kids in the class and board members, way out of touch with “real” learning, setting curriculum what can you expect?<\/p>\n They’ve got the reading<\/strong> and ‘rithmetic<\/strong> down pat, but the school day is mostly filled with junk like remembering the dates when the First Fleet first sailed and the order of the planets.<\/p>\n I mean it\u2019s interesting, but is it going to help me live a balanced, fulfilled life where I truly live my passions instead of going through the motions?<\/p>\n Rote learning makes you good at that.<\/p>\n Anyway, my point…<\/p>\n I don’t want Kalyra to have a job<\/strong> <\/a>and to have her whole “schooling” experience to be stiff and regimented.<\/p>\n I want her to have a passion<\/strong>; something that keeps her awake at night. I want her to create her life, her dreams and her income, not “work” for it.<\/p>\n I believe when you notice your child taking a keen interest in something and learning from it then you have to help them run with it.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t squash, or ignore it, but do what you can to nurture and help it grow.<\/p>\n Kalyra has suddenly discovered a keen interest in photography<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\nThey are never too young to start.<\/h3>\n