Does all play and no work always make Jack a mere toy?

Does all play and no work always make Jack a mere toy?

If you are probably wondering what this above question is in reference to, it is the famous saying “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere toy”. The premise of this saying involves the activities of work and play by kids and the necessity for a balance between the two. While this saying encapsulates the importance of maintaining a balance between the two, more often than not kids tend to slide away from either ends of the balance. The effect this has on their persona and productivity has been discussed immensely in general literature and countless number of editorials.

However, today let’s take a step back from the regular stand and discuss the merits of the second part of the argument “ All play and no work makes Jack a mere toy ”. Does a lot of play really make jack a mere toy? Perhaps. But that depends on the prism through which the activity of play is viewed at. Play is generally viewed as an unproductive activity that kids engage themselves in when there are no other pressing commitments such as homework and school to attend to. It is viewed as an activity that kids are left to engage in when the elders of the home attend to other important chores. Playtime of kids is even viewed by parents as a time that they get for themselves to rest and relax. But why should play be reduced to a mere activity of time killing. Why should it be viewed as something that only festers unproductivity?

Studies show that Play is something that kids should mandatorily engage in as a part of their character building and physical growth. However, conventional wisdom tells us that when Kids partake in play they more likely to get exposed to bad influences and the monitoring of their exposure is not feasible.

But we at Kidobotikz dare to ask a question that most people fail to. What if the entire activity of play did not add to the unproductivity of the pupil but rather improved his/her productivity? What if play was used as a time slot where kids actually learned concepts of academics in a format that they would not expect education to be placed in. Did we succeed in developing such a method? Why yes, we did. The kits offered by Kidobotikz are usually viewed by our students as something of a play item. While we never envisaged for it to be one, the fun and interaction built into the kit has actually caused the kit to move out of the bookshelves to the study areas and balconies of our students. Kidobotikzians view our kit as something of a stress buster. They use it to unwind after a long day at school where they’ve written down dozens of pages as a part of their class notes. However, what they’ve failed to realize is the fact that they are still learning the same school concepts while working on the kits. We at Kidobotikz have conveniently forgotten them to remind them of the same. And we don’t think we’ll ever remind them of it. Let the learning and playing continue together.

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