The focus of Indian education has already started to shift to play based learning of early childhood policy thinking. The National Education Policy 2020 and related foundational-stage reforms all have started focusing on the holistic development of kids. So learning through play is increasingly being used to build creativity, curiosity, and social skills in children. But what happens in Indian households is that parents tend to place strong value on academic success, whic...
In India, one concern among parents is very common. Play will mean “less study” or children might fall behind in reading, writing, and maths. Also that schools might not treat play seriously unless tied to visible academic progress. This mainly happens because many families keep comparing different schools on the basis of their academic performance, and many still expect academic drilling. Another challenge is that play based learning can only work well if teachers are tr...
School attendance has to be one of the funniest parts in the kids memory as it is one time where teachers are in the room yet not teaching. Teachers calling out the names and every kid waiting for their turn. Some missed out on their chance, and some sitting so focussed to not miss out on their name. It was a relaxed moment for kids then, but today attendance is not just about marking in the register with whom all are present or absent. Today modern schools ...
On an average, a human brain size at birth is less than 25% of the adult brain size. By age 3 it becomes 80% of adult brain size, and by age 5 almost 90%. So 85% of the total brain growth occurs in the first 3 years. So the first 5 years have an “impossible-to-exaggerate” effect on lifelong outcomes. There was a fact mentioned in PersonHood360, that “by age three, the brain has already formed approximately 1,000 trillion synaptic connections, twice as...
A child’s maximum attention span is around 2 to 5 minutes per year of their age. Naturally, the younger brains need frequent physical movements to keep themselves engaged. As per CNLD Neuropsychology, the average attention of kids as per the age is 2 years old: 4-6 minutes 3 years old: 6-8 minutes 4 years old: 8-12 minutes 5-6 years old: 12-18 minutes 7-8 years old: 16-24 minutes 9-10 years old: 20-30 minutes 11-12 years old: 25-3...
