I had the opportunity to chat and share with a parent from China about her child's adjustment at Renhe, and to learn more about the situation of kindergartens in China. The parent said that her child attended a public kindergarten, where all they did was play every day, but it was different at Renhe, where there were big muscle activities and diversified learning, which was more enriching, and her child was very happy and joyful every day. Playing is a child's vocation. Children who grow up playing, have many playmates, and often play outdoors can develop the basic skills of interpersonal interaction.

As the earth revolves around the sun, it is already the end of October, and there are still two months to go before we say goodbye to the year 2024 and prepare for the arrival of the new year 2025. Children between the ages of 3 and 6 are not yet mature in their concept of time, and have no sense of the passage of time. At first, they will use a larger unit, "day", to calculate, and today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow are the same every day in their little minds. Use the morning light to gather time, use the calendar, digital clock and children together.

Following the three-day typhoon holiday at the end of July due to Typhoon Kemi, Tainan had a three-day typhoon holiday last week due to Typhoon Santol. According to my friends, there are no consecutive vacations this year, but thanks to the typhoon, there were two three-day vacations. Two months into the semester, it is now October. October used to be called the Glorious October because of the National Day (10/10), Taiwan Restoration Day (10/25), and the anniversary of late President Chiang Kai-shek's birthday (10/31).

The National Day of the Republic of China (ROC) is set on October 10, 1911, the day of the Wuchang Uprising, also known as Double Ten Day, Double Ten National Day, Double Ten Celebration, and National Day of the Republic of China. The Wuchang Uprising was the beginning of the Xinhai Revolution. Within two months after the Uprising, revolutionary actions succeeded in various parts of China, and eventually succeeded in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and establishing the Republic of China (ROC) on January 1, 1912, making it the first universally-recognized republic in East Asia. This day is also a national holiday of the Republic of China.