Children need to be taught the basics
Rushda:
February 28th, 2007
We often allow for children not to know simple things, owing to the fact that they are young and still have a lot of learning to do. But I don’t think that’s a good excuse for not teaching them basic stuff in the first place. A recent survey has shown that one in ten children do not know that pork comes from pigs, two in ten had no idea where yoghurt came from and some even believe that cows lay eggs. Also, almost a fifth of children between three to four years do not know how old they are. No doubt there are many other surprising examples too. Given children’s curiosity and great ability to learn I really don’t know why there are so many who don’t get taught these basic things about themselves and their surroundings - it really is the parents and teachers who are to blame for what seems to be a kind of negligence on their part.