Kindergarten and its importance in
education
Froebel says:
The kindergarten is the place in which little human sprouts grow,
hence its name (which means “children’s garden” in German). It
is as if the kindergarten teacher is a gardener and the children are
the flowers; the children grow and develop automatically like
plants. The role of the kindergarten teacher
is to help them grow
by allowing their inner feelings to flourish and express
themselves. Hence the kindergarten teacher has to find out about
the interests and inclinations of the child through various
activities and play.
The role of the nursery school and kindergarten
is that of a social
and educational institution that strives to prepare the child to
join the first grade of elementary school. This is so that the child
will not feel the shock of the sudden move from home to school.
It also gives him complete freedom to do various activities and
discover
his abilities, inclinations and potentials. Thus the
kindergarten tries to help the child to acquire new skills and
experiences. At this stage the child needs continuous
encouragement so as to develop in
him the love of collective
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work and to instil a spirit of cooperation, positive participation,
self-‐reliance and self-‐confidence,
as well as enabling him to
acquire linguistic and social skills and form a sound inclination
towards the educational process.
In the modern curriculum, the child is the focal point of all
activities and it always lets him do self-‐directed
activities, making
him experience, try and explore. It encourages free play and
rejects principles
of coercion and force, focusing instead on
principles of flexibility, innovation, re-‐energising and
inclusiveness. All of this requires the presence
of a teacher who is
well qualified and loves her job and is able to interact with
children in a loving, bighearted and patient manner.
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