Some days ago my son and me went for a walk in the afternoon.
We do it every day after studying.
In the morning we read a lot, then we make exercises for articulation and sound pronounciation, then we study train Maths (now it's time of Math for us), then we go for a walk.
In fall days are shorter, so we try to meet the sun and go outside at 2-3 pm.
As a rule there are no kids in the yard at this time.
They are in kindergartens or at schools.
At this time many schoolkids return home from school.
Do they go for a walk to rest and breath fresh air after a hard school day?
NO.
They either go to additional classes (English, Math, painting, sport, dances etc), or they just stay at home to make school hometasks for the next day.
When they are free at last, it's 8-9 pm, and it's time to go to bed.
And the story repeats day after day.
So we can meet walking kids just on the weekend, and not every week.
When I say about kids curriculum and regime, my son is shocked, he doesn't understand how it's possible not to have free time at all.
He had a small talk with a neighbour girl some days ago when we went for a walk.
She saw him playing in the yard and askd with freat surprise:
- Vlad, why do you walk? It's not weekend now. Can you walk every day after school??
- I don't go to school, I get education at home, - my son replied.
kids don't know what it's so they are always lost when they hear it.
- And you are free every day?? You can walk when you want?
now it was my son's turn to be lost
- Yeah... I walk every day, I have much free time.
and the girl said the following words with great sorrow in her voice, and I was so sorry to hear it, and I was sorry she isn't alone, most kids feel the same.
She looked at my son's game with her big unhappy eyes and went to her painting classes.
Waiting for weekend to have a walk and play...
