Parents & Children
I heard yesterday on the news that thousands of families are now leaving the UK for life overseas. I am not surprised.
In the countries I visited, the children could play freely outside together as they used to here, without constant adult supervision. The children not being free to have physical play together outside means that the parents are less free. They take children to various adult supervised activities and otherwise leave them to gain their emotional satisfacttion through sitting at computer games instead of their socialising freely with all ages of other children.
In Asia I saw the children going to school together without adults. Here parents have to take the children for safety, and wait at the school gates to accompany them home. The lack of freedom for normal free play as all animal species need, is making an obese generation of children who through play are not learning necessary social skills.
If I had a young family I too would go overseas.
Dear Phyllis!
We congratulate you on beginning of 2008.
We wish a health on a lot of years. You do kind business for all teachers, reading interesting lectures about Maria Montessori about development of children. For us, on Ukraine, yet little schools, but we love the method of Montessori and 15 years work.
We want to know anymore. We invite to us on Ukraine to Dnepropetrovsk. a 21 child’s garden and 3 schools work on Montessori. you need us. We read your messages about a round.
All you are loved.
Valentina Savel’eva.
Valentina, what a lovely letter from you in the Ukraine. I ewould love to come to see your schools and to talk with you. ~I have promised to come to Moscow on May 10th. My love to all you people who follow Montessori philosophy. I hope that some of you will go up in age with your teaching, in the ways that Maria Montessori suggested.
My love and every possible good wish, Phyllis
I have been asked to Moscow in May, Valentino. I would love to come to the Ukraine and to see you all. If you can do my return fare from Moscow to Ukraine and can give me hospitality (without stairs to climb!) I would love to come and would give my lecture and teacher’s seminar free of cost.I would also be willing to see schools and advise for the next step forward if wished.
My love and deep respect for you all.