Revised Annotation 1

Professor: Mei-Ya Liang
Name: Tina Wang
Number: 100102033

A New Tendency toward Education: Exchanging Children to Teach

     Nowadays modern double-income parents mostly depend on third parties to educate children; however, it brings the new problem that children lack something such as sharing and concessions which children cannot learn from third parties. Therefore, there is a new tendency to educate children—exchanging children to teach. 

Source: http://video.cw.com.tw

The following is about the video: 

Mothers and children are enjoying learning in "Play Group." It is the new tendency toward upbringing—exchanging children to teach. In “Play Group,” various mothers teach children as various teachers. Every mother is good at something such as telling stories, art designing, communication with children, playing, etc. Children can be stimulated by the interaction with different mothers. Mothers who are novices at bringing up children do not have enough experience so they often encounter difficulties in teaching children. After joining Play Group, mothers can get not only children’s playmates but also support to raise their children. They discuss with others to exchange experience and advice. Sometimes parents are not the best teachers for children. Through the interaction with various mothers, children will also improve their attitude toward learning and behavior. Children realize concessions, distribution, and sharing in Play Group—those are not easily understood when children only stay at home with their own parents. Only happy parents can make children happy. Play Group helps parents to get along with their children well, no longer being depressed to educate. Parents also bring new energy and models for children when they find new playmates.

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     Today the main type of family is nuclear family composed of father, mother, and children. A couple only have one or two children on average in Taiwan. If parents are both busy at work, children's education will be the big problem for them. Children have few or even no playmate at home; parents just focus on their only one or two children so they easily satisfy children's needs as much as possible. They do not understand what concessions and sharing are because they have no one to share with and their parents always give what they want. Then, children become selfish and willful. 

     Apparently, the changing of family structure also brings the new problem about children's education. As a result, new solution to that also come out. Exchanging children to educate is one of examples. However, what are further reasons which bring new problem about children's education? What are other solutions to help parents conquer the predicament they are in? In my next annotation, I will go further more.