People often wrangle over the optimal age of a child to start formal education. While some are in favour of sending children to school as soon as possible, I contend that children’s readiness for schooling is not until their seventh birthday.
Admittedly, there are good reasons to send children to school before 7. If a child is able to perform simple tasks without assistance and carry out instructions without the need to repeat, then school attendance can be considered. The younger they are when they go to school, the more confident they learn to become by making friends with peers and having conversations with teachers. There would be no assistance from parents in class, and they learn to stand on their own feet by putting on a coat, going to the rest room or having meals. Looking at the argument in this light, it is felt that children might be more independent if they are sent to school early.
Despite the argument mentioned above, I have every reason to believe that the best age for a child to start formal education is 7. Children in essence would learn best from a play-based program during their formative years, so forcing them to sit and learn before 7 is wrong in the main. At age 7, children have the cognitive ability to learn numeracy and literacy, and are curious about the lessons being taught. Sending them to school early, parents may ruin their curiosity as well as put unnecessary pressure on their offspring when they start learning. Added to this, children may also feel emotionally disconnected as soon as they step out of the comfort zone created by parents.
In conclusion, I profoundly believe that children should not be sent to school before 7 even if they are able to perform simple tasks.
People
often
wrangle over the optimal age of a child to
start
formal education. While
some
are in
favour
of sending
children
to
school
as
soon
as possible, I contend that
children’s
readiness for schooling is not until their seventh birthday.
Admittedly
, there are
good
reasons to
send
children
to
school
before
7. If a child is able to perform simple tasks without assistance and carry out instructions without the need to repeat, then
school
attendance can
be considered
. The younger they are when they go to
school
, the more confident they
learn
to become by making friends with peers and having conversations with teachers. There would be no assistance from parents in
class
, and they
learn
to stand on their
own
feet by putting on a coat, going to the rest room or having meals. Looking at the argument in this light, it
is felt
that
children
might be more independent if they are
sent
to
school
early.
Despite the argument mentioned above, I have every reason to believe that the best age for a child to
start
formal education is 7.
Children
in essence would
learn
best from a play-based program during their formative years,
so
forcing them to sit and
learn
before
7 is
wrong
in the main. At age 7,
children
have the cognitive ability to
learn
numeracy and literacy, and are curious about the lessons
being taught
. Sending them to
school
early, parents may ruin their curiosity
as well
as put unnecessary pressure on their offspring when they
start
learning.
Added
to this,
children
may
also
feel
emotionally
disconnected as
soon
as they step out of the comfort zone created by parents.
In conclusion
, I
profoundly
believe that
children
should not be
sent
to
school
before
7
even
if they are able to perform simple tasks.
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7Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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