Segu Story (2) - Doing nothing is a good thing

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Morning,

Several younger children shouted that there was nothing to do,

I didn't advise them to do anything,

I'm just by my side,

Observe their interactions.

They swung on the grass for a while,

One of the girls picked up a ball,

Said to me, "Let's play scramble!"

"How to grab it? Am I running over to grab the ball in your hand?" I asked.

"No!" She said and shoved the ball to me. "You are holding the ball. We are going to grab it. You have to run!"

I ran around with them,

Sweaty and almost breathless,

But I feel very comfortable and comfortable.

afternoon,

The children who were originally clinging to me returned indoors,

Play fantasy games to yourself,

I don't need my company,

I started to get bored,

So I walked on the grass,

Look at the dragonfly,

Such "boring" has a healing feeling,

Free me from having to do something,

Feel free to touch your heart,

Then, I went back to where these children were,

Take out the picture book you brought

- My Favorite Books -

Sit by the window and read.

that's it,

We each do our own thing,

after a while,

Five-year-old Xiaoxin walked up to me,

Point to one of the books and say:

"Read this to me."

I opened the book and read it to him,

He listened with interest,

Observe every picture in the book,

to see his favorite dinosaur,

He will also share with me what he knows about archaeological discoveries,

Xiaoxin's sister came to ask him to play,

But he said:

"Don't be noisy! I want to listen!"

After reading a book,

He asked me to read another book,

Until the four books I brought with me have been read,

He went to find his sister to play with.

They erected the cushions in the shape of a wall,

Create different scenarios in it,

Imagine yourself as a different persona.

When I was in the mainstream education system,

I often hear adults complain that children are passive about learning,

actually,

before complaining,

Think about it first:

when kids start at two

into an institution that sets a timetable and is constantly at the mercy of others,

When their personal will and zeal burst forth, they are repressed or condemned,

After years of such "training",

They are used to waiting for instructions, waiting for arrangements, willing to be managed,

What a fuss!

To be proactive, you must have the opportunity to discover that life is in your own hands and in charge!

The same goes for adults like me,

Accustomed to giving instructions, intervening in arrangements, eager to manage,

You have to let yourself feel like you have nothing to do before you learn to let go.

give children the opportunity to take control of their own lives,

Discover your passion by learning to take responsibility for your own life.

Active, not something that can be motivated by preaching or training,

It's an idea that comes from the heart when "doing nothing".