Greater enrollment in children's museums in the rich

In some developed countries there is great rise in the number of enrollments in children’s museums.

·         Why is this spurt in number when children are otherwise well off in term of learning tools?

·         Do you think it is a good idea for poor nations to replicate children’s museums?

Children’s museums have always helped children to have great fun and lessons hand on. But the present rise in enrollments to such museums felt in rich rations has some reasons. This essay is going to see those possible reasons and check whether it is worthwhile for other nations to follow suit.

The primary reason must be the fall in children’s engagement with real time learning. For example, children of rich nations live amidst huge possibilities of learning indoors, and they might be running short of real learning by seeing. For example, children’s museums may be offering them great scope for seeing things in real forms and shapes.

Secondly, it may be said that the dwindling social life of such children might be a matter of concern. Let me make it clearer. When children are taken to such places, they get chances to be socially and physically active and it leaves a lot of scope for picking up life skills. Finally, parents themselves would have realized the need for being with children off and on.

I think it is good for poor nations to make a try on children’s museums.  The thing is, nuclear family order is keeping many children bookish, online and secluded. So children’s museums would give them a little room for unwinding. Secondly, in poor nations, parents are obsessed about their children’s future and when there are enough places for children to meet off the class, they would feel free and thereby identify and pursue their individual areas of strength. They need children’s museums.

In short, there is nothing new when it comes to children’s museums and learning. But what is significant is that people of the rich nations are increasingly feeling the need for such places and their reasons may vary though. Poor nations can very well make a try. It is worth it.  

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