Integrate Play And Study To Make Learning Fun

Most parents and teachers think play and study are two different activities. One is merely recreational while the other is more practical. In the past, parents see playing as wasting the time better spent on rote learning.

Today, the opposite happens as parents view schoolwork as too overwhelming for children that they do not have time to play and enjoy their childhood. Thus, the rise of new learning concepts, such as play as a method of learning, and learning integrated into playtime.

Studying, which means reading text and learning it by heart, remains a priority among all school-related activities. Learning, after all, is measured by how much a student remembers from the classroom discussions, and not how deep the comprehension was and how skillful the student is in applying the solutions to varied situations.

Almost all societies today give the highest value for education, which is the result of studying. It costs so much, but many people seem to think it is all worth it. Studying teach children all the things they need to know to earn a living.

On the other hand, play has an important role in human development. It helps children develop important motor, sensory and social skills. Play delights the imagination. It is through play that children examine and experiment as well as discover their abilities and talents.

Since the modern educational system has become more demanding and stressful, more children lose the opportunity to go out and play. Instead of spending time to interact with other children through group games where they can hone their leadership and interpersonal skills, they had to use those times for studying.

As a result, modern children miss the chance to exercise their minds and bodies as well as enjoy their childhood. The social skills they would later need in adulthood lack completion in development. Whatever social skills they needed to learn were soon displaced with the eye-to-hand coordination skills they needed to reach higher levels in their favored video and computer games.

Many parents worry about the consequences of their child’s lack of playtime. They think they had to sacrifice child’s play for their children to learn anything. However, neither playing nor studying needs any sacrificing. This dilemma can best be resolved through integration of study and play.

In-house tutoring combines work and play, which makes studying fun for students. Professional tutors weave learning together with playing by using fun games, colorful visual aids, and unique school activities to encourage children to think and become involved in the learning process.