Perhaps children think more proactively when they don't go to school? A draft document for my son to plan his 'day off from school' schedule.
The other day, I talked about creating a system to make a schedule in preparation for when my second-grade son says he wants to take a day off from school.
The event that triggered this is in this article.
So, as a first draft, I made something like this!
I'm currently into Canva, and I found out that you can also make document-like things there. I tried it for the first time ^^
Since I want my son to think about and write down what he wants to do at home himself, I created this with examples to lower the hurdle, which is what you see above.
However, I thought that having two categories might make it look easy to understand but actually be confusing in this.
If there is a major category called 'Things I want to do' followed by a sub-category called 'Let's write it more specifically,' I thought even an adult might hesitate, wondering, 'So, should I put 'read a book' in which one?' or 'Where should I write down playing with clay?'
So, I think it might be easier to understand if I make it simpler and just have him make the things he wants to do specific and just list them out rather than that.
The key points are to estimate the time required himself and also decide on the start time for each.
In addition, I want to make it so that he can write in the 'Done' column later once it's completed so that the completion is definitely fed back to him.
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What I want to value most in this document is, above all, that my son 'thinks for himself'.
For now, I assume that my son will fill in the blanks of this document by hand and show it to me or my husband.
I respect my son's wish to take a day off from school, but on the other hand, I want him to express that his desire is strong enough to finish writing this document.
Now, as I think about it again like this, I noticed one thing.
Could it be that children have more time to think proactively when they don't go to school?
When you go to school, the curriculum is set, the time segments are decided, textbooks are provided, you write down what the teacher writes on the blackboard in your notebook, and everything is taught according to the syllabus.
Even if you don't think proactively yourself, a path is provided to some extent, so you learn passively, so to speak.
On the other hand, when you try to learn without going to school, you have to face your inner self and decide what you want to know or what you like, and you decide the length of time to learn and the start time all by yourself.
Since less is given to you, there is a necessity to think proactively yourself.
I suddenly asked myself if it was too early to be thinking for oneself from the lower grades of elementary school, but when I thought about it, I realized that it's actually better when they are small because it's easier to act honestly according to what they want to do and their curiosity.
I feel that as we get older and become adults, we tend to lose sight of what we want to do because we are bound by various things such as the eyes of those around us, our own position, and vanity.
The power to 'do what you want to do as your curiosity leads you' should be the driving force for various thoughts and actions even when you become an adult.
If so, it would be great if he could fully demonstrate that at home right now.
I thought once again that I would like to create such an environment as much as possible.
So, I plan to brush this up based on this reflection, consult with my husband, and listen to my son's opinions as well.
Stay tuned! (?)
Well, that's all for today.
Thank you for reading until the end!
hona
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