scribblechic

Tonight our family dining table was littered with assignments unattended while both children poured over a science text book. My son and daughter’s foreheads rested gently against one another as they uncovered new concepts – reading aloud and exclaiming over their discoveries with each turn of the page. Their minds full of material unrelated to what they must do before morning they eagerly, enthusiastically explored new ideas. A moment of unorchestrated friendship and child-led learning untethered by expectations or interference. I dared not blink for fear of disrupting the moment and breaking the spell.

Tagged: Children, Learning, Musings