Informal Education

The one-week school holiday has finally come to an end. I have been away from home for almost a week and glad am I to be home.

This time around, we went back to hubby’s village. The children were very excited to see my father in law’s new house’s construction progress. They kept asking about the completion date and we told them that if they are lucky, they (the boys) might be able to celebrate their birthday in that house.

The home lighting and home automation is under my brother in law’s charge. He has stayed in the US for many years and has seen more than we do. His choice of light fixtures would be rather different I guess, from what he said once that he would not buy fluorescent lights. I wonder if he would consider chandeliers. That would be pretty nice.

My father in law is someone who is very open and democratic who allows his children, especially those who are not married, to pick the design for their own room from furniture, bathroom sets, ceiling design to color of wall. Aren’t they lucky to have such a father?

As we stood in that house, looking down, my husband took the opportunity to talk to the children about construction and about safety. We always believe in informal education and what’s a better way than to talk to the children when there are natural teaching aid and visual aid? Oh, I do hope they learn!