Why do I still remember every single name of all the
characters in a movie I watched when I was only eight years old? Why can I
recite word for word what was said in that movie? I keep asking myself these
questions, and I’m sure you might be asking yourself the same questions. It is
no new fact that kids learn better in when playing. The challenge is for
schools to find a way to incorporate play into their curriculum, and even into
their style of teaching Children. This
might just be the key to unlocking the most amazing abilities in Children.
As a kid I would watch some movies a few times, and in no
time, I could repeat what the actors say from the beginning to the end. Sometimes Children display the most amazing
qualities when playing, resilience, leadership, bravery, courage, confidence;
all these are traits that can, with the help of play can be developed in kids.
There are numerous examples of the way kids have defeated
all odds to attain success during play. A stubborn opponent in a video game
challenge would bring out the most amazing traits in kids. I remember if I had
a formidable opponent in my favorite game, I would go back and practice for
hours and then come back to play that same opponent and I would keep practicing
until I was able to defeat the opponent.
Music is another great entertainment tool that can be
harnessed in education. I was able to memorize a list of fifty chemical
elements because it was converted to a song, and I could point to lot of other
circumstances that I had used music to get past difficult tasks. Music has been
purported to have affected a whole generation, affect minds sets, changed
moods, and even created new cultures. Movements have been created because of
Music, the Rastafarian movement originated from Jamaica as a result of a certain
popular Jamaican Artiste, and that is just one of several examples.
How then can we harness all the advantages of Entertainment
in Education? I feel it’s something every Government interested in education,
Schools, and even parents should ask themselves. That way the power of
entertainment can be properly harnessed to the advantage of education.
The possible entertainment forms available to education are
endless, and I feel their importance should not be ignored. I remember all the
mapping of the nervous system till today because we were able to compare it to
a popular cartoon character- Voltron.
It amazing the numerous ways we can use entertainment in
aiding Education, have you noticed how you can compare the human heart to drum
set, if you’ve not then look at both closely it will amaze you what
similarities they do have. The question now is, are up to the task? I’m sure we
are.
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