Preschool education
Some children attend a kindergarten before they go to school. There is a belief that a visit to this institution prepares the child for school. Thanks to the visit to the kindergarten, the child acquires the experience of excommunication from the parents for a whole day or half a day. He learns to act in a group with other children and begins to understand how to fulfill certain physiological needs, for example how to find a toilet. Five-year-olds are usually very eager to learn. At this age they have creative abilities, intellectual and cognitive skills, physical strength, subtle motor skills, knowledge of the language and sociability (sociability) necessary to get a full education.
Going to school
After coming to school, the children get acquainted with the subjects of the curriculum. At the same time, they must learn new information, develop perseverance, overcome shyness and fears associated with school or with separation from the mother. School day, of course, consists not only of reading and writing classes. An important role is played by answers to teacher questions, various games, waiting for the departure of natural physical needs. It is necessary to be part of the collective, to be responsible for one's own things, to observe rules and order. It is important to develop the ability to listen and concentrate. All these are examples of learned behavior. The best base for any child who wants to benefit from training, be happy and learn with pleasure, is the stability and happiness that he experiences in his home environment. It was proved that these conditions are the most important for the normal development of the child.
Other factors
The child is educated in many different ways. Mostly through schooling, but also from their parents, brothers and sisters in their home environment. Additional education occurs when the child asks more and more difficult questions, as well as through friends and relatives in his social environment, through literature and television. TV programs can be of great use in teaching a child, so their value should not be underestimated. However, reading and creative games contribute to a wider development of the child. Such activities can be completely suppressed by television, which is a purely passive way of obtaining information. Having attained school age, the child is able to begin to study the similarities and differences between objects, the causes and consequences of events. The abilities of children are steadily evolving, and this should be encouraged by reasoning with them about an object and finding signs that distinguish it from others.
Logical thinking
Children tend not to take on faith everything they are told. They seek to find an explanation for themselves on what has been said by the parents, read or seen on TV. Children at this age are able to think logically, asking themselves questions and answering them. For example: "Do I need to wear a coat?" It's cold outside? Yes, it's cold, so I have to put on my coat. " Of course, the children of primary school age are still not sufficiently developed perseverance, accuracy and thoroughness, but it is for the development of these qualities that primary school education is intended. It is quite clear that the child does not possess as many facts and information as an adult, but the way of thinking of children differs significantly from the adult. Therefore, they learn differently. The process of teaching children is gradual. Each of these stages is accompanied by a different learning regimen, so the information should be repeated and fixed at subsequent stages, which will allow the child to understand it adequately. As the child grows up, subjects are studied at a deeper and more detailed level. From a practical point of view, teaching children is more effective in small groups. Girls have higher academic achievement in mathematics and science subjects in same-sex classes than in mixed ones. Self-esteem and self-confidence are an integral part of the effectiveness of learning and can benefit greatly from various forms of education. An important role in this is played by the home environment.
Learning at school promotes the development of curiosity, which manifests itself at home. Children at this age tend to have a natural curiosity about the world around them, for them this is a period of rapid assimilation of information. The brain of a six or seven year old child is capable of absorbing a large amount of knowledge. Schooling is not only about acquiring specific skills, such as skills, reading and writing, but also in broader social development. The child begins to realize that he is part of a large group of children of different ages, as well as influential adults - not only parents and relatives.
Awareness of time
The child begins to understand the "cyclicity" of events that happen to him. This is facilitated by the order of the school day, consisting of lessons, changes, lunch and the way home, which occur every day at the same time. The realization of time is also strengthened by a weekly repetition of the timetable, so that the same types of activities always occur at the same hours, on the same day of the week. This helps to understand the meaning of the days of the week and the calendar as a whole.