East Bay Gymnastics
Philosophy
Learning Can Equal Fun!
One of the objectives of our East Bay Gymnastics programs is FUN! Of course, this is cool with the kids but parents sometimes fail to realize the importance of fun in a learning setting. People often feel that when fun is present, learning is not. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Why is fun so important? Well adjusted learners form an early and life-long subconscious association defining any attempt to learn something new as challenge = risk = learning = fun!
The value of this association becomes very apparent by considering the opposite (too common) association, or, challenge = risk = fear = anxiety. For a child with this negative association the pain of possible failure is simply not worth the risk. Is it any wonder why so many children learn to "insulate" themselves from their fear and anxiety by forming apathetic attitudes about learning such as: "who cares?" or, "Why should I even bother to try, I'll never be able to do it anyway?"
Pure Fun! OK...now that you know a little more about the goals and substance of our classes, we have a favor to ask you...just don¹t tell the kids: they think its just PURE FUN!
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