Know Why Children Need to Compete

Education is an ongoing process that is not only measured by achievement in a competition. However, with the competition of a child can measure its current capability, make the measurement and comparison of performance (benchmark) with other kids his age-old, and the thought of achieving the desired at a later date.This was stated by Director of International quarks Sanny Djohan in Science Olympiad events quarks (OSK) 2011 Titan Center, Bintaro, Tangerang, Banten Province, on Saturday (19/02/2011). He said, by doing three things at the top of that a child with the guidance of parents and teachers can become a person who has a comprehensive and systematic thinking can overcome the challenges of everyday life."Patterns think most people are stuck on individual achievement in a competition so it is not surprising that there are individuals or teams that are specifically prepared to face a competition. It certainly does not describe the outcome of the educational process which is owned by a school, local, or the state, "said Sanny.He said the OSK is designed as a forum for competition in the field of science that is open to all primary school students in Indonesia to implement the depth of understanding of the material that can hone students' reasoning abilities. These activities, he hoped, could be a standard reference for mapping quality of science education in Indonesia basic education level."Winning and losing is a dynamic process of competition and does not eliminate the essence of the competition itself," said Sanny. That's why the system OSK competition is open to anyone who provides a space of freedom for schools to encourage every student to participate as a means to evaluate and benchmark standard of quality science education to students from other schools nationally. The participation of students in a continuous and consistent from year to year will provide valuable experience in the form of understanding the concepts and reasoning abilities of children from an early age."So that OSK is also expected to provide positive feedback to the school, particularly in evaluating the quality of science education standards," said Sanny which publishes Science quarks Comics as a medium of science teaching.While the originator of the OSK, Prof John Surya, said that nowadays people commonly think that the competition is only intended for some people, to those who have intelligence above average. According to him, not understanding it wrong."However, it should be understood also that the competition is a means for children to hone skills and familiarize themselves with the achievement of better standards," said John.He added, therefore, good parents, teachers or educators need to motivate children from an early age to participate in various competitions as a positive experience and valuable lessons for the future of the children.

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