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> ..playing outside, singing, listening to fairy tales, going to hiking trips, to the zoo.. That sounds like wonderful early childhood activities, healthy for
by lioeters 6y ago
> ..playing outside, singing, listening to fairy tales, going to hiking trips, to the zoo..
That sounds like wonderful early childhood activities, healthy for the body and mind.
Having gone to a Japanese kindergarten, I remember it being a friendly experience, similar to what you described. However, as soon as basic school starts (6~7 years old), it can get stressful depending on the region, public/private school, and parents' social class and expectations.
- bonoboTP 6y agoAlso, this doesn't mean we were always just let loose. The "teachers"/"nurses" (not sure of the word) taught us a great deal of stuff, like different tree types and bird species etc. We'd have a poster with different birds on the wall and we'd then listen and look for them in the parks etc. We learned to identify trees based on their leaves and so on. We learned about national holidays and what they meant (so a bit of history even), to do crafts, like Easter decorations and so on. So I don't mean we were like feral children without any guidance, it just wasn't structured like school.