Running Head: Should children start studying since they are babies, or later?

Should children start studying since they are babies, or later?

Judith Fernandez Diaz Universidad Latina

SHOULD CHILDREN START STUDYING SINCE THEY ARE BABIES, OR LATER?

Should children start studying since they are babies, or later?

Many researchers have found important information whether if kids should start studding since they are babies or not. The reason is that, some people or lets says some parents are worried. Time changes and we are frequently forced to keep ourselves to the same rhythm of the humanity. Therefore, if the world is growing, the development of the country will be having a huge impact on societies, and our children will be the ones who will have the power to control it in the future. Nevertheless, there are some discrepancies about these arguments, since some other parents believe that children also need to enjoy their lives and the fact of being kids, babies, newborns who are starting to know the world, the life itself. Years ago, the world was dissimilar, life was diverse and there were fewer worries than nowadays. Much new information has been found, claiming that kids should start going to school since they are 3 or 4 years old, due to the fact that their mind could be developed in a better way, giving these toddlers the opportunity of being a professional with all the expectative required by society. Currently, it is mandatory in some countries to send children at early age. This will help them to start knowing their senses, bodies, brain and therefore start managing the difficult tasks that they or we all are supposed to learn by that time, such as hear, talk, eat, walk, listen, read or write. Technology is one of the main aspects why this idea has been implemented, and now we often see little kids with highly technologic devices that even for us, might be difficult to handle. Well, maybe that could be the reason why we frequently see little babies on school. Several individuals on these times are not able to handle these technologic artefacts, there are many causes why, but the main one is that those people were not born with it, it was something that has been implemented in the last, maybe 40 or 50 year ago.

SHOULD CHILDREN START STUDYING SINCE THEY ARE BABIES, OR LATER?

During the earliest years, infants and toddlers interact primarily with people. Their interactions with toys are usually in the context of human interaction as well. They need to freely explore, manipulate, and test everything in the environment. Increasingly in todays world, this includes the exploration of technology tools and interactive media. (Technology and young children, n.d) This may give us the idea that even though our parents used to play with real toys and could have a good education. Today we should provide our kids not only with marbles, but with study and technology to stimulate their senses, in order for them to get familiarized with it, and become greater professional and smart people in the future generations. Sending offspring to school is highly relevant on these days, providing the best life for them as well as giving them the chance to look for what they want for their own. However, many investigations have shown that even though infants are obligated to start studying at a very early age in many places, this might cause several difficulties that will impact their daily and future lives. A lot of people are against of having their children studying so early because it will not let them exploit the fact of being a child out of worries, frustration, responsibilities that we all have right now. The time for a kid to play is crucial, believe it or not. Children should not start primary school until they are six or seven-years-old, according to a coalition of education experts who warn of the damaging pressure to perform in class at a young age. (Smyth, 2013) So, if we take in consideration that sending your son or daughter before it is time to may cause her/ him some difficulties, it is better to keep that up. The brain of the kid has not being well trained and the world is a whole new thing for them to see and learn.
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Once a kid starts studying, it will be a whole new lifecycle. A condemned life, not only

SHOULD CHILDREN START STUDYING SINCE THEY ARE BABIES, OR LATER?

to study, but to leave behind the idea of not having duties every single day, the chance to play or share with their family, to take time to sleep. Those entire things will disappear as soon as the individual starts this new era. Everybody has the right to raise their children as they want, but is also to have into account that our kids childhood is in our hands as well as how they will see the world for the rest of their lives. Studying not only gives a person so much more labor opportunities that those who did not have, but also the opportunity to explore many things that will help to develop themselves, their chance to know their own likes and dislikes, the ability to see, search, travel, communicate and to explore the earth. That is why sending a kid to school is very important. However, for many reasons pointed before, in several countries, children are forced by law to assist to school since they are very young, in order to start developing their mind and getting to know everything faster. There are some countries were is not exactly mandatory and parents can choose whether to send their kids since they are 3 years old or since they are 7 years old. The question here is. Should children start studying since they are babies, or later? We have no exact data to get a completely and exact conclusion since many parents have decided to send their kids to school very young or the other way around. The evidence is now quite overwhelming that such an early introduction to institutional learning is not only quite unnecessary for the vast majority of children, but can actually cause major developmental harm, and at worst a shortened lifespan ( Harley, 2012). Perhaps, we can ask to ourselves, if is it worth for a kid to miss that part of their life where they can play and find great recreation? It is evident that the idea is not what developed countries are looking for, but unfortunately, it is something that is happening and it is affecting the society, children, and teenagers. It is hard to see families playing on the park, having some nice picnic or sharing among them, kids playing soccer with their friends or climbing trees. Instead, children are at school doing responsibilities that are not

SHOULD CHILDREN START STUDYING SINCE THEY ARE BABIES, OR LATER?

supposed to be learned in the near next three years, or maybe doing some homework with their parents, who are actually the ones who are doing the most part of it. What about technology itself? Children instead of being running or playing in the backyard, they are playing with cellphones, iPad or even computers that the institution itself provided to the families for the kids to practice at home. The whole new generation is printing a lot of new information, details of how we should manage our lives and also our kids. What would be your thinking when you have your own child? As a conclusion, we have seen important factors that might lead us to several thoughts. The study is highly important, education is a right that we all have, at least in Costa Rica, and we as parents should always try to give our best to our kids, since they are the future. However, life is short as well as every era that we pass through, since we are babies until we are grown-ups. Taking out that important part from an individual it is not healthy. Provide the best to your sons and also give them the opportunity to learn by themselves. The world is not in the internet, TV or books. It is out there, and we all have just one chance to live that specific part, only one time to start knowing our body and senses. Later, everything will be already felt, and life itself will give a 360 degrees. So, if we want our children to be professionals, good people and with all the ratifications. Providing an enjoyable childhood before studying to get serious will definitely help them.

SHOULD CHILDREN START STUDYING SINCE THEY ARE BABIES, OR LATER?

References

Technology and young children, n.d . National Association for the Education of Young Children. Naeyc. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/content/technology-and-youngchildren/infants-and-toddlers Smyth, S.( 2013, September 12th) Too much, too soon': Children should not start school until age six or seven . Mail online. Retrieved from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2418281/Children-start-school-ageseven-say-education-experts.html#ixzz2lbNLiRPy Parkinson, R. (2012, may 16th). School starting age 'should be raised to six to
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