The children who this year 2023 are learning under trees are technically expected to globally compete with their peers in the job market in 18 years. Are we expecting them to run at the same pace as other children in the country and the world at large while they are left behind in all aspects of learning?
Literacy in a widened understanding goes beyond the conventional, i.e. ‘reading and writing’ as the global dream incorporates the impartation of skills which help to nurture talents and also to foster measurable and functional participation in society.
Tea is not a mere beverage; this is because it functionally connects with ethics, religion, and social order. When a child is taught well to manage “tea”, s/he will be able to manage and grow with morals and discipline as is desired by the society in which s/he is groomed.
Most causes of these societal stresses or what we call ‘stressors’ are historical, systemic or structural. By this we mean they have roots or/and link with the history of the people, or are out of customary norms.
Child upbringing needs to be done with positive expectations. Children performing poorly, or reasoning, acting, or behaving badly should be taken as a human situation and addressed appropriately.