It is that month of the year. June! A month of feverish academic activities, it is even more worrisome than April, the cruellest, when results get declared! Why so? Well, right now, hectic parleys about admissions are the talk of the town.
Which is considered a good school? Most parents would go for an institute that strengthens the STEM base. Such a grounding is supposed to be the plinth of a successful career, et al.
I would, however, say that it is better to choose a school that prioritises the arts, too, which would include a good grounding in varied arts such as literature, painting, sculpture, and music.
Why this insistence on plastic and/or performing arts? Is that your question? Well, the simplest answer would be that arts make children learn! All these arts introduced at such an early stage make learning fun. If enjoyment becomes the base of learning, children would later be less afraid of the inevitable evaluation process, the bane of the educational sector in multiple ways.
I would love to explain in quite some detail how introducing literature as early as possible goes in to the making of a good learner and a better individual. Lest I get accused of being prejudiced in favour of literature, let me analyse how music makes an excellent academic base for every child.
Music is melody and rhythm. It has a regular pattern, a consistent structure. Cognitive scientists have established beyond doubt by now that an early learning of music is a great help for brain health. There have been very many studies that have certified that certain centers of the brain are activated when a child learns to enjoy music.
So when choosing a school for the Junior, it is better to go for a school that is ready to experiment with the non-STEM studies as well. Your child's soul would forever thank you for realising that such studies activate the multiple intelligences of the children, be it verbal, aural, spatial, and so on!
Pratima@ Music connects us to the rhythm of the entire universe.
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