IN THE next two years or so, my 7-month old cousin will be competing to get admitted to a nursery school. Yes, you got the word correct, "competing". The first time I ever took an entrance exam was when I was 17, to get into the college of my choice for graduation. But my cousin will be taking her first entrance test at two and a half years of age to get into the best nursery school in the city. Today, children are being "assessed", "interviewed" and labelled as "eligible" or "not eligible" even before they can spell their own names.
Now-a-days, even before children are born, they are registered in plush nursery schools and parents are enlightened by teachers on how important it is for their wards to be prepared. Nursery no more means an institution down the road, for a few hours every day where all that children learn is to mingle with their peers and enjoy growing up with knowledge being imparted to them in a method which is all fun and no pressure.
Presently, it is all about syllabus, curriculum and coaching and above all the acumen to cope with the pace which doesn't have an avenue for a few songs, a prolonged lunch or a quiet nap. I wish she too could savour the true nature of a nursery school which I was lucky enough to experience, instead of learning the harsh realities of a perpetual rat-race at an age so tender.
Now-a-days, even before children are born, they are registered in plush nursery schools and parents are enlightened by teachers on how important it is for their wards to be prepared. Nursery no more means an institution down the road, for a few hours every day where all that children learn is to mingle with their peers and enjoy growing up with knowledge being imparted to them in a method which is all fun and no pressure.
Presently, it is all about syllabus, curriculum and coaching and above all the acumen to cope with the pace which doesn't have an avenue for a few songs, a prolonged lunch or a quiet nap. I wish she too could savour the true nature of a nursery school which I was lucky enough to experience, instead of learning the harsh realities of a perpetual rat-race at an age so tender.
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