Hello there. First of all, if you're reading this blog, thank you! I'm the Activity Mummah, by which I mean that I am a mum who is actively trying to make and create things with my toddler, to show that learning can - and should - be fun as well as educational. A Pinterest princess I am not!
We live in a world of tests and exams for our young people. The pressures faced by our educational providers to achieve higher and higher scores inevitably leaves our young people feeling stressed and anxious. Such high pressure on people to perform well at tests at younger and younger ages leads to feelings of inadequacy and negative self-perception. This is not how I believe we should treat the next generation.
Learning can - and should - be fun. Learning can - and arguably should - be active. We can go outdoors. We can go to museums. We can run and jump and swim and hike. And we can still learn to count and to read. We can count how many trees are in the forest. We can point out which plants are green, which ones are red, which flowers are yellow. We can watch the ants as they go about their daily routines. We can make pictures out of the clouds in the sky.
I've heard many terms during my research, from unschooling to homeschooling, and everything in between. What I know right now is that I want my child to grow up to be curious about the world and everything contained within it, not crippled by worries and anxiety over SATs exams. This blog aims to be a record of our explorations together, as my toddler examines the world for the first time, and shows me the world anew in the process.
Come and join us in our big adventure!
We live in a world of tests and exams for our young people. The pressures faced by our educational providers to achieve higher and higher scores inevitably leaves our young people feeling stressed and anxious. Such high pressure on people to perform well at tests at younger and younger ages leads to feelings of inadequacy and negative self-perception. This is not how I believe we should treat the next generation.
Learning can - and should - be fun. Learning can - and arguably should - be active. We can go outdoors. We can go to museums. We can run and jump and swim and hike. And we can still learn to count and to read. We can count how many trees are in the forest. We can point out which plants are green, which ones are red, which flowers are yellow. We can watch the ants as they go about their daily routines. We can make pictures out of the clouds in the sky.
I've heard many terms during my research, from unschooling to homeschooling, and everything in between. What I know right now is that I want my child to grow up to be curious about the world and everything contained within it, not crippled by worries and anxiety over SATs exams. This blog aims to be a record of our explorations together, as my toddler examines the world for the first time, and shows me the world anew in the process.
Come and join us in our big adventure!
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