One
of the major challenges in organizing a book club for children is understanding the broadness of their minds.
On the issue of insight and understanding, the children of the Abuja Children's book club surprise me often.
In theory, I have realized that many people know children should read...Alas!
Everyone knows that reading is good for children. I've always wondered, if children are not reading, how will they develop certain knowledge and language skills that will help them in the future?
Because school is never enough.
But
practically, it is definitely a different ball game. I can't really remember my
views on books when I was younger. I can only imagine what books look like from
a child's eyes. It is like groping in a dark room of different personalities
and developing minds.
On
the 2nd of September,2017, we reviewed our first play in the Abuja Children's
book club. After reading the play, "The Incorruptible Judge", I had
my opinions on the writing techniques. But during the review, the children
showed me the story.
Most
of them who read the book surprised me with their knowledge of bribery and how
serious and unnecessary it is.
Did you ever read THE INCORRUPTIBLE JUDGE? These children will give you a whole new perspective. They were able to empathize with Ajala who after going to school faced obstacles to get a job. They appreciated the actions of Justice Faderin who was offered different bribes and remained upright.
Did you ever read THE INCORRUPTIBLE JUDGE? These children will give you a whole new perspective. They were able to empathize with Ajala who after going to school faced obstacles to get a job. They appreciated the actions of Justice Faderin who was offered different bribes and remained upright.
At
the end of the review, we had a quiz sponsored by the CEO of GELE PRODUCTIONS, and apart from learning new words and who
the current minister of education is, the children learned that in the spirit of
competition, you win some, and then you lose some.
September is a special month as we celebrated our first birthday celebrant. Miss Lateesha Dogo was a year older and she made it colourful for us.
There was cake, lots of drinks, baloons to brighten the younger class and the memory was as green as the lessons from the book
September is a special month as we celebrated our first birthday celebrant. Miss Lateesha Dogo was a year older and she made it colourful for us.
There was cake, lots of drinks, baloons to brighten the younger class and the memory was as green as the lessons from the book
1 comment:
Nothing like 'read for a healthy mind forming', and character setting.
I recall my contemporaries whom we used to read all those spy novels-Daniel Steele; Chase; Rudlum; M & B; etc. Those people were clearly in their own strata of the information sphere, pre internet. They were slightly more of deep thinkers...Let me stop there (I trust we get the gist). That is what seld induced reading does.
In todays world, for children, I believe reading will cover most of gaps created by a fast evolving world on the academic bureaucracy. So, reading very well complements academics to prepare the future generation.
Kudos.
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