Umayr wrote his first sentences today right out of the blue. It was after six and as I was preparing dinner when I saw him quietly sitting down, to draw, I thought. He was soon calling out to me that he can write and showed me his rhyme- 'The car of The Barn wen tu the yarn.' So delighted was he that he called his brother to read his work and letting him know that he can write. Ihsan of course was more interested in reading his newspaper.
Nevertheless, he continued to write a few more sentences and proudly pasted them on the wall near the kitchen for his father (and all?) to read when he comes home. Incidentally the sentences noted down all his brother's faults for the day and credited him as having been a good boy : )
This reminds me of Montessori's description of the children at the Casa de Bambini, who excitedly called out to her when they realised they can write out words and continued writing with much enthusiasm at this great discovery.
Umayr might have come to it much later than them but it was still a heartwarming feeling nevertheless, Alhamdulillah, and it points out the wisdom of following the child and allowing for their own individual realisation of the self.
We are trying to speed up everything in schooling these days that sometimes we (myself included) don't realise how this deprives the child of deeper and true knowledge and a love for it but instead the system can turn it into a pursuit for material satisfaction.
Nevertheless, he continued to write a few more sentences and proudly pasted them on the wall near the kitchen for his father (and all?) to read when he comes home. Incidentally the sentences noted down all his brother's faults for the day and credited him as having been a good boy : )
This reminds me of Montessori's description of the children at the Casa de Bambini, who excitedly called out to her when they realised they can write out words and continued writing with much enthusiasm at this great discovery.
Umayr might have come to it much later than them but it was still a heartwarming feeling nevertheless, Alhamdulillah, and it points out the wisdom of following the child and allowing for their own individual realisation of the self.
We are trying to speed up everything in schooling these days that sometimes we (myself included) don't realise how this deprives the child of deeper and true knowledge and a love for it but instead the system can turn it into a pursuit for material satisfaction.
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