We Should Send Our Children to the Interest Class
Writer: Hunter
Editor: Gloria
Nowdays, more and more parents in China send their children to the Interest Class. It's a very common phenomenon, even comes to be a trend and a fashion.
As a young father, I strongly think it correct sending our children to the Interest Class.
Here is an example. My elder sister's daughter started dancing in an interest class at the age of five. Every weekend, my elder sister lets my niece get up early in the morning just to attend the dancing interest class. Sometimes the little girl may feel tired or sleepy, but my sister is strict to her, so she has continued taking the dancing class for 7 years.
When she entered middle school and high school, she charged all of the entertainments. she can dance very well, she is good at organizing activities and communicating with others. She becomes more and more confident. So does her grades.
During the past Spring Festival, my little baby son came to this world. Now he is almost six months old. One day last month, my wife suddenly said to me that when our son becomes 5 years old, she would send him to the Interest Class. No doubt, I'll completely support her. There are three reasons why I think so.
First of all, in the interest Class, children can make more friends. Friends play very important roles in our life. We can't live happily alone without friends. We are all familiar with these proverbs: "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration; A good beginning is a half battle; A friend in need is a friend indeed."etc. On the way of approaching success, our friend is a kind of necessity.
Just take me as an example. Last year, my wedding ceremony was held. Before ceremony, I had a great deal of things to deal with---booking a hotel, decorating wedding room, buying wedding necessities, and so on. I did all these things together with my friends. With their help, my wedding ceremony was going well.
As for our children, they also really need some friends. When they have some happy things, they can share them with their friends. However, when they meet some difficulties or hard times, their friends will help them go through it together, encourage them and lend them a hand. So by attending interest class, our children can make more friends, which is good for their mental and physical health.
Secondly, attending interest class can improve our children's social skills, including the skill of communication and the spirit of insistance.
In China, it's our tradition not greeting strangers or communicating with them. It's also common that we are not good at communicating with others.
Now I think about my class. I have been working for four years, I find one of the common phenomenon in my class is that my students are too shy to communicate with others. After class, I ever asked my students, "why didn't you share with others when I gave all of you enough time to communicate?" Some of them would respond, "Yes, teacher, I know the correct answer, and I also have some opinions, but I feel too shy to speak and I am not good at communicating." What a pity!
As for the insistance, here are some examples. Ning Zetao, a very famous swimmer in China, started swimming at a very young age; Zhu Ting, another famous volleyball player in the world, started playing volleyball when she was a young girl; and Lang Lang, the world famous pianist, also started to learn playing the piano when he was very young, all of them took interest class at a very young age. They never gave up, just insisted day by day, month by month, year by year. Eventually, they achieved great success and turned their interest into their career.
What will our child become in the future? A dancer, a swimmer, a painter, or a pianist? Maybe they can become one of them. But how can we find their talent? Sending them to the interest class is a good choice.
Lastly, as parents, we don't want our children to lag behind others, neither do we want to leave any pities for our children.
When I was in the primary school, I studied dance one year and then gave up; when I was in the middle school, I studied flute one year and gave up; when I was in the university, I wanted to study guitar. Unfortunately, on the way to buying a guitar, I gave up again. So, until now, except study, I am good at nothing. Sometimes, I even feel ashamed. When someone else asks me, "Can you play any instruments or can you sing songs or dance?" My answer is no. I am just good at taking examinations. So, I will try my best not to leave any pities for my child. It's really a good thing that parents should send their children to the interest class.
Above all, I have stated the advantages of sending our children to the interest class. First, they can make more friends, second, they can improve their social skills, third, there will be less pities in their life. So, let's send our children to the interest class. It is absolutely a good choice!
PS: This is a ten-minute speech from Hunter, one of my classmates at T.I.P. Session 108. We are in Class A, a really awesome class. Hunter is very young and smart as well. I typed and edited his speech, hoping it is helpful to young parents and their children.
