THE BEGINNING

For the cozily floating fetus in the sac of amniotic fluid inside a mother’s womb; the fourth month marks the commencement of the functioning of its certain systems. Then on till the time of birth the fetus prepares itself for the world it is going to face. Few moments after birth when the baby lies besides the mother with its sparkling white eyes, little does it know about the world and people around. The world seems to be full of strange things, things unknown to it. The only thing a new born does is, data collection; data in the form of sound, data in the form of visuals and data in the form of behavior.

Like every living being, at instances it sees threat and at times feels hungry. The only solution it knows of, is to hide itself in its mother’s bosom, the moment it clings with its arms gripping, eyes shut and face deep inside, it senses that the tuning of its body resonates with the body it is clinging to, somewhere down within itself it finds this is the same body which, in not so distant past provided it with warmth, nutrition and safety.

Time rolls on and it finds that there is somebody whom its mother listens to and obeys. It is its father. Curiosity at its peak the process of exploring continues. Psychologists say a child develops its personality fully between the age of three and five. Thereafter whatever it does is just superficial.

It is time for the child to go to school. Kindergarten is about playing, singing, snacking and relating to other than family members. The child’s world expands suddenly. When he comes home he has so much to say and so much to express. Marching ahead it find its teacher is the school is more impressive. When the parents tell a child to do something; it immediately replies “No, no it is not right, my teacher say it to do it the other way”

The kindergarten life passes on swiftly and those tiny totters are no more so, they have advanced to the primary section. Here the groups are formed by natural selection; the fast pacers, the medium pacers and the slow pacers. These groups are formed based on their ability to understand, interpret, execute and deliver a task given to them.

In a class when the teacher is explaining, few gaze out of the classroom window, majority listen to the teacher attentively and the remaining few pretend to be attentive.

The few who gaze out of the window into the playground are quick learners, when the teacher goes slow in explaining things caring for others, these few are uninterested and hence gaze out of the window.

The majority who are attentive listener do not want to miss out a single thing when the teacher is explaining.

The remaining few who pretend to be attentive are those who find it difficult even when the teacher is trying her best.

At times the teacher faces difficulty handling all the three groups together. All parents want their child to excel and shine but for those with whom it doesn't happen, it becomes a cause of worry. 

When it becomes a cause of worry, when anger erupts and the child protests or succumbs, it is time for caution. See you next time with views on "Generation Gap"