From kindergarten teacher to parent - love your child and give him free development
Many people do some volunteering at the university to some extent, and I also volunteer, but this time I came back from volunteering with a little more worry. It is not my own business, but concerns about early childhood education and the development of China.
I'm going to a volunteer event. It is the task of explaining science experiments to children in grades one and two of primary school. I liked this volunteer very much, and I went to the interview with the confidence of winning. The first few times I was watching others speak, and at most I would be an assistant, but this time it was me speaking, and someone from the Social Council would rate it.
Since the last few volunteers were a bit short, I have to talk for an hour this time, so I am going to say more in each link, which is very valuable for introducing scenarios and triggering thinking.
So I made a lot of foreshadowing at the beginning, and I also let everyone express their opinions to their heart's content before and after the experiment. It gives me the feeling that these 7- or 8-year-old children know a lot more than when I was my age. What I want to say is actually something that some children have already said. Although it is not accurate, it is a A very good phenomenon.
This shows that children have some understanding of science, and this knowledge of science from childhood is very helpful for their further study in the future. Many concepts that are only vague now will feel very good when they are really clear when they are actually learning, and it will stimulate children's interest in learning science. I also say this and do it. Guide the children to discuss on their own, and I will give a vague explanation to deepen their understanding. If you want to learn more, you must explore by yourself.
I also gave them some hopeful messages at the end. Maybe they didn’t understand these words, and I didn’t know what the words I used meant, but at least someone told them that, someone gave them a vague scientific world , the front door of science will naturally open to children.
In this class, I played a little bit beyond my level. I felt that my goal was achieved. I also got a grade of about 95 points .
First of all , she thought that I was talking too deeply. I was playing the piano to the cow. The students didn't learn anything, and we took up the children's homework time. She couldn't explain it to the parents of the children.
Second , she objected to me activating the classroom atmosphere, believing that the scene was not easy to control, and it would be difficult for the children to do their homework obediently afterward. Just ask one or two people.
After that, she objected that I finally gave the prism used in the experiment to a classmate present, thinking it was unsafe. (Plexiglas already sanded I don't think it's more dangerous than pencil)
I'm just pretending to be serious about these things, but inside I'm feeling a little apprehensive.
In today's society, it seems that parents are overly sensitive to whether teachers are responsible for teaching children, whether children have learned something, and whether they are absolutely safe. At this time, such kindergarten teachers seem to have become salesmen for parents. For fear that parents will be dissatisfied, all measures are guided by the wishes of parents, plus some rules for their own management and control.
Walked into their building and posted a lot of photos showing how many things and activities they have. Walking into the classroom, there are two rows of bookshelves, there are still quite a few books, there are commentaries on various historical figures, probably hundreds, and there are also a pile of various social and political books. There are very few online fantasy novels. I'm a little surprised, of course, it's not that there are many books here, but what is the meaning of these books? Is this for 7 or 8 year olds? If not, who is it for?
On the one hand, we emphasize giving children sufficient space to develop, and on the other hand, we arrange everything for them; on the one hand, we know that education is a long-term matter, and on the other hand, we will see results soon; Planting something new will inevitably hurt, on the one hand, to prevent everything that may be dangerous.
I disapprove of kindergarten teachers' parent-oriented thinking. They don't follow the child's nature, rigid and rigid education, and mold the child into what they or their parents want them to be. This is in Beijing! Although it is an outer suburb, if it is all this formalism and does not care about the real development of children, what about other areas? Think about the various flags played by many kindergartens, how many of them are the same as those piles of historical commentaries?
Of course, we can't blame all the problems on kindergartens. What's more important is what parents think and what public opinion is paying attention to.
Accidents in early childhood education and children have always attracted great attention, and many self-media have also followed suit, increasing the psychological burden of parents. This pressure from public opinion and accountability has made teachers and parents pay more attention to safety and rights than ever before, and this emphasis has gradually exceeded its scope. Of course I'm not saying that safety is not important, but it is very difficult for flowers grown in a greenhouse to survive in nature. We should not magnify security issues to cover up everything, every possible growth.
Children also have self-conscious personalities, and they are more delicate and fragile, and they may be hurt at any time, so why is it wrong to be obedient and need to be managed? Being supervised at school and indulged at home, it's no wonder why there are so many bear children.
We always want to pass on our experience and knowledge to our children, tell them how this is and what is so, but the child has never seen it, so it is a question whether he wants to listen, let alone remember it or not, believe it or not. . We also all care more about things that relate to us, especially children. The penetration of love and wisdom is a very slow process that requires a little bit of melting the unknown ice rather than smashing it with a hammer.
I have read a true story, a true story of a teacher, a true story of a teacher who just graduated.
Many people as teachers, for whatever reason, have a passion to change the fate of their students more or less when they actually take up the post, and this teacher naturally does too. Entering the class with enthusiasm, she took over her first class of students. She organized the children to draw a blackboard newspaper, and everyone enjoyed it. It also organized students to go on outings, a proposal that was fully funded by a parent. Other parents suggested organizing morning runs, which she happily accepted. And, and also...
This class is so busy and fulfilling every day, but the good times don't last long. Some parents reported that their children were wasting study time by drawing boards and publicly criticized the teachers. The teacher canceled the board newspaper under pressure, and the class was missing the gorgeous wall. Later, when a child was almost lost on the outing, the parents reported it directly to the school. Under pressure, the outing disappeared. Later, someone was injured in the morning run, so it was cancelled...
All the scenes of laughter and joy have disappeared, and the same cycle of class, homework, class, and homework as other classes has resumed. The teacher is very disappointed and helpless. The parent who once funded the outing has transferred the child to an Australian school. There, the child's talents will be brought into full play. The parent who proposed to run every morning also handled the transfer for the child...
Conditioned, capable and visionary parents will create a better environment for their children to grow up. But it is the parents who do not have these, the Internet promoters actually prevent the growth of their children. Should we think about it?
We should always think: When did we start asking our children to do the things we want them to do all the time? When do schools and teachers only care about the opinions of parents, society or superiors, and do not really want to educate children in order to avoid all possible responsibilities?