The article recommended by Bao Xiao today is Weibo @ Holy Nap. This mother has the following suggestions and experiences about children's interest classes, which are worth your reference. ...
Before mentioning the word "interest class", I want to correct a strange point: letting children attend interest classes is to kill their nature, and not letting children attend interest classes is to let nature take its course.
I don't know why, but I may have gone from one extreme to the other. Now, in addition to parents who let their children learn countless specialties and get certificates from childhood, there are also "anti-intellectual" parents who think that children should play and should not study. And many experts who don't know where they come from will send a message to everyone: Only parents in China let their children take such classes, and foreign children grow up silly.
Is that really the case?
If my neighbor goes to Japan, the children take classes for half a day, and the rest of the time they take part in club activities at school-that is, interest courses.
If I face the American imperialists, I not only have rich after-school specialty training, but also rank well in the United States. The competition in the ranking of Olympic Piano Swimming is extremely fierce, and all famous schools are keen to recruit special students.
As for Europe, not to mention, if you don't engage in music, art or other artistic specialties from an early age, it will simply become a different kind.
Therefore, I have been thinking darkly: Are those "experts" who claim that children should play foolishly when they are young and refuse to study creating a low-level competitive environment for children? ...
Of course, on the other hand, we must admit that the behavior of interest classes enjoyed by children abroad has become somewhat stale at home. How can we make our children really look tired? All this is not the problem of the interest class itself. Colorful extracurricular activities have become an interest class for the whole family. The fundamental reason is that parents' mentality has gone wrong.
Speaking of it, Xiaoyang has taken four or five interest classes now, each of which is very interesting. Moreover, so many interest classes not only did not make our family feel tired, but even did not delay Xiaoyang's crazy play with children every night. How did you do that? In fact, it is the skill of choice. Four interest classes, I am determined not to go. Which four are they? Listen to me in detail ~
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Don't go all the way.
When it comes to interest classes, many parents have a mentality of "learning from teachers". Therefore, it is necessary to seek a famous teacher in one step. The most typical one is Ding Junhui's family-moving from Jiangsu to Guangdong. I'm not saying that I can't learn well from teachers, but if so, I don't think this is an "interest class". This is called a "vocational training class". The discussion of vocational training courses is beyond the scope of this paper.
Back to the interest class, since it is an interest class, fun is the most important thing. So we should relax as much as possible. It is good to be a famous teacher, but it is more important for young children to be close enough to home.
Xiaoyang's English foreign teacher class is in the community. One night every week, she had enough fun with the children in the yard. As soon as she lifted her feet, she entered the English classroom. Chat with foreign teachers for 45 minutes, then go home to eat, drink and continue to play with children.
Besides, I have no doubt that I hope my children will stick to English classes. A foreign language is a good tool to broaden one's horizons, and children learn languages quickly and well. It can be said that laying a good foundation for listening and language sense at an early age can get twice the result with half the effort. Let children learn some useful skills happily, which is what parents should try to do with their heart.
When the children grow up, they do have a fixed hobby and a strong desire to make progress. I think it is worthwhile to visit a famous teacher again.
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Those who cultivate prodigies don't go.
A child prodigy is never cultivated, a child prodigy is born. No one can cultivate Chopin Mozart. Therefore, I am afraid to avoid all early education institutions that advocate that children can win at the starting line. In my opinion, this class must have the following defects:
1. Too much attention is paid to parents' interests, and children's learning requirements are too high. They are generally eager for quick success and instant benefit, but their learning foundation is not good.
2. The quality of teachers is low, and there are many people who can't pass Mandarin. Because a qualified teacher will not aim at cultivating child prodigies.
3. The child's intelligence level is low. To offend people, I also want to say that birds of a feather flock together, and I can believe that "genius can be cultivated" ... from the perspective of genetics. ...
Ok ~ I just hate child prodigy classes, and my tongue is poisonous.
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Don't go with a promise
Xiao Yang is taking two courses now. English class is a "small college" run by Koreans, and cooking class is a training institution and coffee shop run by a group of foreigners of all colors. When I first went to these two schools to register, the foreigners in charge of these two schools all had a kind of stupidity of "putting money without earning": they were very principled and asked about their children in detail. If they feel inappropriate, they will advise you not to come to class.
For example, there are five people in Xiao Yang's English class. There were four people when Xiaoyang entered the class. Just two people came again, and the proprietress immediately took the initiative to divide into two three-person classes. Moreover, another child less than three years old came to sign up. The proprietress said to the Chinese mother who signed up in blunt Chinese: "I think your child is too young, and other children are older and have longer study time. I don't think she can keep up. "
There is also the cooking class for foreign teachers. In fact, the classroom is very big, and only foreign teachers take cookies. But the foreigner in charge told me seriously: "The other children in the class are younger than you. Of course, she can attend classes without any problems, but maybe she will find these English too easy for her. " Moreover, when someone asked if it was possible to add another class, the foreigner seriously considered it for a long time and said, "I'm not sure yet, because if a new class is opened, I need to hire another teacher, and her time must be suitable." The time of the two classes should be staggered, otherwise there will not be enough space for the children to eat out after eating snacks. "
When signing up for these two courses, there is not much commitment, that is, let you audition and come when you decide. But after class, there are more and more surprises. Korean proprietress regularly adds new equipment and toys to the classroom and tries to find new ways to encourage children to learn.
From the consumer's point of view, a small and insignificant business, without advertising or fooling, must be a little doorways. And these bosses who feel a little difficult when they meet for the first time are often good bosses with principles.
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Don't go if the price is too expensive.
Of course, everything is expensive now as long as the word "child" is involved. So in this case, I signed up for Xiaoyang and tried to choose a cheaper one. Although everyone thinks that cheap goods are not good, good goods are not cheap, but in the market of early education, sometimes this truth may not be applicable.
If a class is expensive, parents must feel that it is worth the fare. Then they refuse to limit the number of children, so most expensive preschool classes are prone to "child prodigy teaching". After all, it is human nature for parents to spend so much money and want to see the effect.
There is a strange phenomenon in Beijing (perhaps the national early education market). The more expensive the early education institution, the more parents will sign up. And most domestic businesses really don't have moral integrity. Supposedly, such an expensive class should strictly limit the number of students, right? But no, today's expansion and tomorrow's expansion. Promise 10 people, and finally change it to 12. Or the shift is from morning till night, and the waiting area is so crowded that parents have no place to sit.
Third, I don't even consider expensive interest classes with good discipline and quality. Because it is too expensive (if it is useless). It is very important to raise children according to one's ability, so that the whole family will be happier for a long time. Moreover, if you really exceed your ability to raise children, it is difficult to avoid expecting a return beyond the ordinary level.
It's like I go out and book a hotel. As long as there is a little bright spot in a cheap hotel, the favorable rate will be high. This is because guests spend very little money and have low expectations. Five-star hotels are often scolded by all kinds, because guests spend a lot of money and are very angry at the slightest imperfection.
Interest classes are not only interesting for children, but also for parents, aren't they?
Of course, the last thing I want to say is the cruelest and most realistic problem: money. Interest classes need money, but without money, can't children have their own hobbies?
I think the answer must be no, it is certainly time-saving and labor-saving to have the financial ability to let children attend interest classes. However, if the economy is difficult, parents will actually be encouraged to spend more time with their children.
For example, in English, many experienced foreign teachers have suggested that parents are actually at home, telling English stories to their children and watching original English cartoons with their children. After a long time, the effect is no worse than that of ordinary foreign teachers. Moreover, the level of parents can also be improved.
Like musical instruments, some are expensive and some are cheap. If the piano is expensive, you can learn guitar or buy electric piano. Even if you just learn to play the harmonica, you can still enjoy the music.
As for sports, it is rich and thrifty. You really don't need too much money to get the happiness and health of sports.