Weekend Engagement - Talking To 10 Year Olds

You're asked to give a classroom of ten year old children three relevant points of wisdom - What are they and why?

Penning down this post makes me feel like I'm a teacher. As a side story, when I was young, I always wanted to be a teacher, but the reality is, life has these twists and turns and I didn't actually become one. Haha.

Anyway, back to the post, I thought the "points of wisdom" should be something simple for 10 year olds to understand yet be meaningful as well, so here goes!

Learn To Share

Some of us will have more toys than others, some of us will have more pocket money than others to buy more food, and that's because we are more fortunate. If we have the means, we could share our toys, our food, with people around us. It doesn't mean we have to give up our own stuff, but when you share, you receive gratitude and who knows, you might make yourself a new friend.

Dare To Dream

I feel that some of the kids lose their creativity after they have gone to school, when teachers instil discipline, and they have to conform to certain social norms. I mean, there's nothing wrong with this, but somehow, this might make some of the timid ones feel intimidated to speak up, to question, or to even dream. So I would say, never let someone tell you that your dream is impossible. Always dare to dream and believe in yourself that you can achieve it!

Study Hard

I know it sounds cliche, or perhaps, stress inducing. But personally I am of the view that studying hard is as important as playing hard in school. While grades are important sometimes, especially for certain technical jobs, mastering the subjects in school go a long way in life.

How so? At least in my country, you probably need to know English to communicate with people or write emails at work. You need to know Maths to manage your finances in the future, or it could be simple daily activities like comparing the price of groceries at the supermarket. I could go on and on about this, but I think some of these things are life skills.

So that's all for my sharing this week! Hope you enjoyed reading and let me know if you have any comments! Have a pleasant week ahead!