The only thing I could look forward to when I was in kindergarten and elementary school was Children's Day. The reason is not complicated, it's because it's a vacation. Plus, the teachers send small gifts, parents buy new clothes, this festival, can be more comfortable than the birthday. But there is a saying that "joy brings sorrow". I did not expect, in any case, once brought a lot of joy "holiday", will become my current unbearable "robbery". Just after the first of May, I received a notice from the parents' group that the kindergarten was "welcoming the first of June". Honestly, after seeing the title of this notice, my first reaction was that the teacher had been stolen. Because even if you want to perform a program on June 1, it's not so early to give notice, the rehearsal for the Spring Festival Gala is not that early. But the notice is true, and so is the need to prepare to purchase costumes and whatnot. In order to show positive cooperation, I immediately followed the other parents and picked up a "Roger, teacher hard work". After paying for the costumes and receiving the program, I thought that I should have nothing to do next. What I didn't realize was that some of the programs required my parents to perform along with me. This reminds me of last month's kindergarten field day, when I was with a large group of fathers, carrying a baby on their backs, while on the 400-meter plastic track, "turtle speed" scene. In retrospect, that's not a kindergarten field day, but an organized "walk the dad". So after thinking about rehearsing the June 1 program with my kids, I almost wanted to get advice on how to legally justify a temporary break in the father-son relationship. If I remember correctly, when I was a kid, I voluntarily signed up for programs and rehearsed them on my own. Those who could sing sang, those who could dance danced, and although the level was not great, the children had a good time. But today's programs are organized and regimented. It's voluntary, but if there's a "catfish" in the group, it's basically all hands on deck. If you don't participate, you'll be treated as if you're not there for your child, and you don't care about your child. Where is the justification for this? And, in a group setting, it's as if the parents are competing in the same arena. The first thing you need to do is to get your hands on a new pair of shoes or boots. Other people can turn around three times in the same place, they would like to pick up the baby to turn around five times. For a while, I seem to understand the square dance aunts, why often to compete for the C seat and conflict. Honestly, I can't remember how many times I took this one off in order to chaperone and rehearse. If this goes on for another month anyway, I don't think I'll have to work this shift. I don't know if the kids are happy, but I'm not happy at all. After more than three weeks of rehearsal, I'm much more "energized". My back is not sore, my legs don't hurt, and I can sleep until five in the morning.
Sometimes when I think about the rehearsal task in the afternoon, I feel more nervous than when I have to talk about an important client in the morning.
I don't blame the teachers, though, because although the task was given to them, they were actually overwhelmed.
In April of this year, a friend who is a kindergarten teacher was talking about "Children's Day is coming up, and I have a headache.
That's not true.
The program has to be arranged, rehearsals have to be organized, costumes have to be purchased, and venues have to be contacted.
It's a lot more complicated than shopping for new year's goods.
Moreover, the teachers of each class are also competing with each other, fearing that their own class will look too crotchety in front of the other class programs.
It's like taking an ornamental show and potentially adding a ranking to it, and saying that it's a kindergarten assessment of the teachers is probably an understatement.
In this case, the conflict seems to be centered on the kindergarten level.
Because what's more important than whether children are happy during the holidays is whether the organization is eye-catching and the show is good.
After all, this in the next competition for students, can be and other kindergartens on the spot batlle important weight.
But is the problem really the "utilitarianism" of kindergartens?
I think they, in a way, may also be "kidnapped".
Why do kindergartens compete for students through events like Children's Day?
To put it bluntly, they are afraid of being called "unprofessional".
In the "high-quality companion", "father and son **** growth" and a series of nebulous concepts, a lot of education on the role of the minutiae, in the infinite expansion.
Even the formation of a separate theoretical system.
So much so that many private kindergartens do not publicize the "latest", "first", "scientific", "XX founder", but rather the "latest", "first", "scientific", "scientific", "XX founder".
So much so that many private kindergartens do not advertise as "the latest", "first", "scientific", "XX founder", but rather look like frauds.
But does it really work?
I don't think so.
Because if you look at my childhood by their standards, I don't even deserve to be a person.
And not many people in the post-80s generation have reached that level.
That's not to say that the new ideas aren't useful, but overstating the details can distort the essence.
Not only does it "kidnap" the kindergarten, but it also wears out the teachers, the parents, and the children.
In all kinds of new ideas, Children's Day has become a "parental hijacking".
I don't know if the kids are happy, but I'm not happy at all.
I think, in such a holiday to the children happy happy as the core theme, if there is no other better way, it would be better to direct them to a day off.
After all, a child's greatest joy isn't much more complicated at all - it's just doing what they want to do.
So, instead of rushing to the Children's Day to "show", we should let the simple joy, leaving them a precious memory.