tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392676309476353391.post2692460621484321279..comments2024-03-14T05:57:19.066-07:00Comments on Pure and Simple: How to Lose a Sense of WonderDebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02273349436461781371noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392676309476353391.post-70904723367265281892011-01-09T09:51:57.347-08:002011-01-09T09:51:57.347-08:00Amen! I try my best to keep my son's creativit...Amen! I try my best to keep my son's creativity and imagination alive. It's so much more fun. Unfortunately, someone along his path will try to squash it because he doesn't fit into their little world view on how children should be. It happened to me, as it did for all of us. Great post, Debra!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392676309476353391.post-23547993034225955912011-01-09T06:04:25.527-08:002011-01-09T06:04:25.527-08:00My son is a Samuel and he was placed in the GT pro...My son is a Samuel and he was placed in the GT programme last year. It's really tough for children to be children when they are so involved with the hard facts as you say. It's one of the reasons I insist on silly time as much as possible - we will fly, we will soar and we will believe in fairies, dragons and trolls. We only lose it if we allow ourselves to lose it and I don't think either your or I are prepared to do that xPapercut Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464641582104501391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392676309476353391.post-2079250783239485042011-01-08T18:45:25.032-08:002011-01-08T18:45:25.032-08:00Debra, so very true! My son, from the age of arou...Debra, so very true! My son, from the age of around 2 y.o. loved to have stories read to him. By the time he started kindergarten, he was reading all the time. But then, school politics intruded, as he moved up in grades, they began requiring more and more reading. And the better grades you received, the more you were required to read. He didn't really have interest in the books listed in the AR list, and it wasn't long before he figured out if he didn't do as well on his book tests, he wouldn't be required to read as much. This was a horrible struggle for us up through 6th grade. Now, he is in High School. He loves to read again, unfortunately, he reads very slowly now. Not to say he doesn't retain what he reads because he does that very well. It's just that his desire to read went out the window because he was forced to read topics that held no interest to him. It inevitably affected his skills. What a shame that a school's actions can have such effect on a child.Mary Hudak-Collins livingthescripture.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181851742870395058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392676309476353391.post-47691118310039528132011-01-08T18:34:27.049-08:002011-01-08T18:34:27.049-08:00Well said Debra, keeping alive the imagination in ...Well said Debra, keeping alive the imagination in a child is wondrous! <br /><br />Amelie is advanced for her age and can see the advantages as well as the disadvantages of that so play time is real important<br /><br />Thank youalejandro guzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444725035058665346noreply@blogger.com