In many East Asian countries including China, South Korea, and Japan, it was reported earlier that parents and teachers are scolding and beating children under the guise of teaching discipline in music, gymnastics, and education under the guise of teaching discipline.
From Olympic athletes to children participating in local competitions, the joyous moments of childhood are being forcibly taken away from them. It was alleged that the children were under stress as the teachers also forced them to practice music, gymnastics and dance for many hours. This drew criticism on social media.
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Let us see a real incident as an example. A 10-year-old South Korean girl named Yeo In-seon has been learning the violin since she was two years old. Her mother sends Yo-Yo to violin lessons with great strictness to make her child a great violin soloist later on. Yo’s violin videos are very popular on social networking sites including YouTube and Instagram. Yeo is renowned as a violinist in major orchestras in South Korea.
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OK..! What’s the problem with that you ask? Yo has given up school and sports to become a full-time violinist, taking 5-6 hours of violin lessons daily. Her own mother robs her of the joyous moments that children her age enjoy. In many fields like China and South Korea, children become great artists and parents insist on mastering an art with extreme strictness.
Even though such children grow up to be great artists later on, deep in their hearts they feel the nostalgia of missing out on their childhood until the end of their lives. Starting with Michael Jackson, many child celebrities have had this problem. We Indians will never make the same mistake Chinese and South Korean parents make, but give them freedom and teach them arts..!
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