Repetition Is The Right of the Child


A two year old bright eyed excited girl holding her teacher's hands, climbed up and down the steps joyously with a strong urge to achieve perfection. There was just one desperate wish to climb the steps all by herself and after repeating this exercise for 40 minutes she perfected her climbing skill with a twinkle in her eyes, she smiled triumphantly looking at her teacher as if saying "Thank you for helping me help myself".  



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