When less is more
I’m not sure when this country became so obsessed with filling a chair…but it is pervasive.
While I’m banging my head against the wall to get companies to realize that results speak louder than face time and the amount of hours in a cube, I’m now having to argue that battle on another front.
My little one has just finished her first year of school. I am very proud of her. In one year she went from knowing the alphabet to being able to spell and read words, understand the difference between lower and uppercase letters. She has learned many numbers and can even do some simple addition and subtraction. She now writes every birthday card that goes to any birthday party we are invited to. And for the end of the year she wrote a 4 page book about what she liked during the school year, what she would miss over the summer and what she was looking forward to in her new classroom next year.
And most of all, she loved it! She’s sorry school is over for the summer and would have gone on weekends if given the chance. Which really was my only goal for her this year. Enjoy school & learning and want more and more. Goal accomplished.
So when another parent from a different school essentially chastised my daughter’s school for their timetable I was taken a back.
Her thought was my daughter didn’t go the # of days required and her school year was just too short and she was being short-changed educationally. I didn’t argue, I just smiled, because of course I disagree. I am perfectly satisfied.
Now perhaps as she grows and the goals for each school year grow with her, I will disagree. But honestly I’m more about results…not time spent in a chair. And so far I like the results I’m seeing. And I’m thrilled to have her get some unstructured time alone with me ahead of when many of her chums get out of school and summer camps and playdates take over.
What about you? Are you more interested in face time and the # of hours spent on something or do results say it all?
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