tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post2327181456678839139..comments2023-09-01T16:49:01.839+05:30Comments on WHIMS AND WISHES: Einstein @ 5 or Tagore @ 4? Make a choice and make it FAST!!!Sharmistha Guhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-1631273731873428142009-04-06T22:05:00.000+05:302009-04-06T22:05:00.000+05:30@gauri - Couldnt help but share something I heard ...@gauri - Couldnt help but share something I heard a couple of days back. Was shell-shocked when my cousin was proudly proclaiming that her 3 1/2 yr old kid had got 80% in english and 95% in Maths!!!percentages in playschool!!! Goodness gracious!!Sharmistha Guhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-78218477466370485892009-03-28T04:46:00.000+05:302009-03-28T04:46:00.000+05:30My thoughts exactly! People around me gasp when I'...My thoughts exactly! People around me gasp when I'm not pushing my kid to read or calculate. Even now, we live in the US, but the kids play outside like in India. Our complex has a yard like space, and all kids play there - Tball, guns, dirt, what have you! <BR/><BR/>My older one is 5, and his classmates are into Kumon, Math, and what have you! Sure, to each his sown, but seriously, do we need gaurihttp://litterateuse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-71725968863811186072009-03-28T01:17:00.000+05:302009-03-28T01:17:00.000+05:30oh goodness! Thanks for warning me!oh goodness! Thanks for warning me!Roshnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107573625336456428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-2605670036698016732009-03-28T01:12:00.000+05:302009-03-28T01:12:00.000+05:30@Roshni - Good one...but who knows..if he's un...@Roshni - Good one...but who knows..if he's under pressure to be a drummer, may be he'll dream of being a doc/engineer/scientist or any of the boring predictable professions....<BR/><BR/>@PB- Yes the unreal reality shows put me off..The initial few were a novelty and there was less of commercialisation and dirty politics and more of genuine talent. These days it's more about flauntingSharmistha Guhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-92203636097004300142009-03-27T17:34:00.000+05:302009-03-27T17:34:00.000+05:30All the Tv channels are trying to prove that child...All the Tv channels are trying to prove that children of 4-5 years of age may become a singer Like Manna dey or Kishore Kumar. While the Channels are openly getting a childlabour done, parents are adding more fuel to fire. May be someday we discuss all in aforum.pradipwritenowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06321320863952722189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-53069923573876485692009-03-26T23:32:00.000+05:302009-03-26T23:32:00.000+05:30Yeah, the attitude of most parents of my parents' ...Yeah, the attitude of most parents of my parents' and earlier generations to have a doctor and/or an engineer in the family is truly sickening!<BR/>Point to note, I want my son to be a drummer in a band.Roshnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107573625336456428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-10334497547163666662009-03-26T16:38:00.000+05:302009-03-26T16:38:00.000+05:30@ Roshni, NM, AGobai,Sucharita :I'm relieved t...@ Roshni, NM, AGobai,Sucharita :<BR/><BR/>I'm relieved to see so many unambitious (for their kids) and NORMAL Moms!!! Even as I was writing (typing) the post, I was wondering whether I was the only freak in today's age of go-getter, aware & emancipated Moms!<BR/><BR/>I just detest this attitude of squeezing all available knowledge into children's brain, not caring a hoot whether Sharmistha Guhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-2127104431595453692009-03-26T11:36:00.000+05:302009-03-26T11:36:00.000+05:30Are they crazy? Give me a break, I don't mind if m...Are they crazy? Give me a break, I don't mind if my kids grow up happy and well-adjusted.Sucharita Sarkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802171314546508539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-66140987454438851122009-03-26T08:53:00.000+05:302009-03-26T08:53:00.000+05:30I am surprised they dont ask for a kinesiology exp...I am surprised they dont ask for a kinesiology expert to come and train their kids fingers to use laptops at the very advanced age of 1 year. Quickest way to created emotionally maladjusted kids. All left-brained and there is nothing "right"....<BR/><BR/>For heavens sake, let kids be kids.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04697180388514244266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-46665952149918419882009-03-26T03:18:00.000+05:302009-03-26T03:18:00.000+05:30I hate the comparisons amongst the parents too...H...I hate the comparisons amongst the parents too...How deplorable...and so against the very definition of 'education' as opposed to 'literacy'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783297469684640623.post-69560633077018164742009-03-26T02:43:00.000+05:302009-03-26T02:43:00.000+05:30Really, their attitude is absolutely ridiculous! S...Really, their attitude is absolutely ridiculous! Such parents don't realize how much they emotionally and mentally traumatize a child!<BR/>I agree, we should first stop this competition with our neighbors and friends about how much cleverer our child is compared to theirs! Childhood should be the best phase of one's life... not the worst!Roshnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107573625336456428noreply@blogger.com