At four years of age, Olivia has a huge future ahead of her. She is a bright and bouncy, engaging little girl who makes friends with everyone she meets. Olivia is starting to understand lots of the symbols and constructs of the world that she inhabits and she is confident and secure about her place in that world. Until last night Olivia was too scared to hold a sparkler. But with gentle support from people who cared Olivia conquered her fear and we all celebrated.
Although Camryn is just two years old and a little more reserved, she too is also learning about the way the world works. At the moment every second sentence is a question – usually, “What doing?” – as she participates in the life of the family. last year Camryn didn’t like strawberries. Yesterday I discovered that this year she does.
When these two treasures enter the education system will they be entering the same kind of classroom that their mothers entered? That I as their grandmother entered? I hope not.
These two know already that a pencil or marker pen will make a picture and so will a camera or a phone. They know that to get a message to someone you can use a phone or a computer or a pen or you can wave a sparkler. The technology is ubiquitous. They don’t care about all of that they just want to get their message across.
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