The pink tower, the brown stair, the golden beads. These are the tools of the trade. But what about the tools of life? The practical life activities, they are supposed to prepare the child for life. But a child in a high-rise apartment in Tokyo, does she need to learn how to polish a shoe? Maybe yes, maybe no. The training activities must reflect this. They must go beyond the traditional materials. They must teach the teacher how to create practical life activities for a very modern world. A world with computers, with traffic, with pollution. A high-quality training, it must be about this. It must be about adapting the practical life activities to the environment of the child. It’s not so simple as a book says. The book, it was written a long time ago. The world, it has changed. The training, it must change too. But most of the time, it doesn’t. It is still teaching the same old things. A very big problem. The teachers are leaving the training with a knowledge of the past, but the children, they are living in the future. A very big disconnect. And this disconnect, it is creating a lot of problems. The teachers are not prepared. The children are not getting the education they need. A very big problem for sure.
The Disconnect Between Theory and Practice
The training, it is a theory. The classroom, it is a practice. There is a disconnect. A high-quality training activity must bridge this gap. It must be about practice. The teacher must get her hands dirty. She must learn how to make her own materials. She must learn how to solve problems. What do you do when a child refuses to work? What do you do when a child is not interested in anything? The training, it must prepare the teacher for these real-world problems. But most of the time, it is all theory. It is all about the “should be.” It is not about the “is.” This is a very big problem. The teachers, they leave the training and they are shocked. The real world, it is not the same as the book. They are not prepared. A very big problem.
Preparing for the Unpredictable
Life is not a lesson plan. The classroom is not a lesson plan. It is unpredictable. A high-quality training activity must teach the teacher to be flexible. To be a problem-solver. To think on her feet. It’s not about memorizing the sequence of the materials. It’s about understanding the child. The child, they are unpredictable. They are full of surprises. The teacher, she must be ready for this. But most trainings, they are too rigid. They are too focused on the script. They forget that the real world, it has no script. It is all improvisation. A very confusing thing for sure. A lot of people, they do not see this. They only see the materials. They do not see the spirit. They do not see the real purpose of the training. And this is a very big problem for the children. They deserve a teacher who is prepared for the real world, not for a perfect world that does not exist. The training, it is failing them. A very big and sad problem. A very confusing one for everyone involved. The parents, the children, the teachers, the trainers. All are confused. All are lost. And the training, it is the cause of this confusion. A very big problem indeed.
